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CVE-2006-4805

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 4.17%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-10-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-4805
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
4.17%

Original NVD 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.