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TI-2006-04420 Aliases CVE-2006-4574GHSA-cjqf-4m3m-v7rh

Off-by-one error in the MIME Multipart dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.1…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-193Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-193 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.04419 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1 – 0.99.3VulnerableWireshark Foundation
  • cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 – 0.99.3 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2006:0726 Released 2006-11-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    wireshark security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 wireshark-0.99.4-EL3.1, wireshark-0.99.4-EL3.1.i386, wireshark-gnome-0.99.4-EL3.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 wireshark-0.99.4-AS21.1, wireshark-0.99.4-AS21.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.4-AS21.1.ia64 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 wireshark-0.99.4-EL3.1, wireshark-0.99.4-EL3.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.4-EL3.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 wireshark-0.99.4-EL4.1, wireshark-0.99.4-EL4.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.4-EL4.1.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 wireshark-0.99.4-EL4.1, wireshark-0.99.4-EL4.1.i386, wireshark-gnome-0.99.4-EL4.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 wireshark-0.99.4-AS21.1, wireshark-0.99.4-AS21.1.i386, wireshark-gnome-0.99.4-AS21.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 wireshark-0.99.4-EL3.1, wireshark-0.99.4-EL3.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.4-EL3.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 wireshark-0.99.4-EL4.1, wireshark-0.99.4-EL4.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.4-EL4.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 wireshark-0.99.4-AS21.1, wireshark-0.99.4-AS21.1.i386, wireshark-gnome-0.99.4-AS21.1.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 wireshark-0.99.4-EL3.1, wireshark-0.99.4-EL3.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.4-EL3.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 wireshark-0.99.4-EL4.1, wireshark-0.99.4-EL4.1.i386, wireshark-0.99.4-EL4.1.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 wireshark-0.99.4-AS21.1, wireshark-0.99.4-AS21.1.ia64, wireshark-gnome-0.99.4-AS21.1.ia64

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2006:0726
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2006:0726

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-4574
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cjqf-4m3m-v7rh

References

Advisory 6

Other 3

  • TI-2026-53718 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-63612 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-16149 A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-00291 Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-63614 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2014-01823 Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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