CVE-2006-4574

Estado: ModificadaAlta (7.5)—
Error por un paso en el disector MIME Multipart en Wireshark (anteriormente Ethereal) desde la versión 0.10.1 hasta la 0.99.3 permite que atacantes remotos provoquen una denegación de servicio (cierre inesperado) mediante determinados vectores que desencadenan un error de aserción relacionado con valores de longitud inesperados.
CVSS

Versión: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Puntuación base: 7.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)

Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 4.42%
Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 91
Fecha de la puntuación: 10/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)

Wireshark — Wireshark
CWE

CWE-193, CWE-617
CWE-193
Referencias

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