CVE-2006-4574

Publication date 28 October 2006

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
ethereal	9.10 karmic	Not in release
	9.04 jaunty	Not in release
	8.10 intrepid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life
wireshark	9.10 karmic	Fixed 0.99.4-6
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 0.99.4-6
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 0.99.4-6
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 0.99.4-6
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 0.99.4-6
	7.04 feisty	Fixed 0.99.4-6
	6.10 edgy	Fixed 0.99.3a-1ubuntu1.1
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 7.5 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5 · High
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4574