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ID CVE-2006-4805
Summary epan/dissectors/packet-xot.c in the XOT dissector (dissect_xot_pdu) in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.8 through 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via an encoded XOT packet that produces a zero length value when it is decoded. Update to version 0.99.4.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 5.0 (as of 17-10-2018 - 21:39)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
oval via4
accepted 2013-04-29T04:03:21.540-04:00
class vulnerability
contributors
  • name Aharon Chernin
    organization SCAP.com, LLC
  • name Dragos Prisaca
    organization G2, Inc.
definition_extensions
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
  • comment CentOS Linux 3.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
  • comment The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
  • comment CentOS Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
  • comment Oracle Linux 4.x
    oval oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
description epan/dissectors/packet-xot.c in the XOT dissector (dissect_xot_pdu) in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.8 through 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via an encoded XOT packet that produces a zero length value when it is decoded.
family unix
id oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10199
status accepted
submitted 2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
title epan/dissectors/packet-xot.c in the XOT dissector (dissect_xot_pdu) in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.8 through 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via an encoded XOT packet that produces a zero length value when it is decoded.
version 29
redhat via4
advisories
rhsa
id RHSA-2006:0726
rpms
  • wireshark-0:0.99.4-AS21.1
  • wireshark-0:0.99.4-EL3.1
  • wireshark-0:0.99.4-EL4.1
  • wireshark-debuginfo-0:0.99.4-EL3.1
  • wireshark-debuginfo-0:0.99.4-EL4.1
  • wireshark-gnome-0:0.99.4-AS21.1
  • wireshark-gnome-0:0.99.4-EL3.1
  • wireshark-gnome-0:0.99.4-EL4.1
refmap via4
bid 20762
bugtraq 20061101 rPSA-2006-0202-1 tshark wireshark
cert-vn VU#723736
confirm
debian DSA-1201
mandriva MDKSA-2006:195
sectrack 1017129
secunia
  • 22590
  • 22659
  • 22672
  • 22692
  • 22797
  • 22841
  • 22929
  • 23096
sgi 20061101-01-P
suse SUSE-SA:2006:065
vupen ADV-2006-4220
xf wireshark-xot-dos(29843)
Last major update 17-10-2018 - 21:39
Published 27-10-2006 - 23:07
Last modified 17-10-2018 - 21:39
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