CVE-2006-4574

HIGH

Wireshark < 0.99.3 - Reachable Assertion

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0682
EPSS Percentile 91.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-193 CWE-617
Status published
Products (1)
wireshark/wireshark 0.10.1 - 0.99.3
Published Oct 28, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026