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CVE-2006-4805

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2006-10-27 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Wireshark Wireshark

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References