CVE-2006-4574

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 28, 2006 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:29 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWireshark

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Off-by-one error in the MIME Multipart dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.1 through 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain vectors that trigger an assertion error related to unexpected length values.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0.10.1 ≤ v ≤ 0.99.3

References (22)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22590
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22659
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22672
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22692
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22797
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22841
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-193CWE-617

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