CVE-2006-4805

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.

🔗 References (46)

• secalert@redhatftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/22590
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/22659
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/22672
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/22692
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/22797
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/22841
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/22929
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/23096
• secalert@redhathttp://securitytracker.com/id?1017129
• secalert@redhathttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm
• secalert@redhathttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723736
• secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195
• secalert@redhathttp://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html
• secalert@redhathttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html