security flaw
Published Oct 27, 2006
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.51%
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 products
No data.
- 0.9.8
- 0.9.10
- 0.10
- 0.10.4
- 0.10.13
- 0.99
- 0.99.1
- 0.99.2
- 0.99.3
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1
wireshark-0:0.99.4-AS21.1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
wireshark-0:0.99.4-EL3.1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark-0:0.99.4-EL4.1
Fixed · RHSA-2006:0726
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | wireshark-0:0.99.4-AS21.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0726 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | wireshark-0:0.99.4-EL3.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0726 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark-0:0.99.4-EL4.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2006:0726 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.51% (0.04510) | 91.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.03% (0.04026) | 89.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 5.01% (0.05006) | 88.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.89% (0.03888) | 87.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.19% (0.05188) | 82.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.90% (0.02901) | 85.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.23% (0.02230) | 89.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 8, 2023 | 2.23% (0.02230) | 88.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00898) | 80.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 24, 2023 | 0.78% (0.00785) | 79.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00497) | 72.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 69.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 88.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 86.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.36% (0.04358) | 70.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (27)
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SGI
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22590 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22659 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22672 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22692 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22797 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22841 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22929 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23096 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723736 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4805 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618202 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29843 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4805
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10199 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4805
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.