CVE-2006-5469

N/A Unknown
Published: October 28, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.11 through 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain vectors that trigger a null dereference.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22590
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22672
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22692
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22797
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22841
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/23096
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29842
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9537
Source: secalert@redhat.com
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22590
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22672
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22692
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22797
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22841
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23096
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29842
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9537
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

40 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

wireshark