CVE-2006-5469 describes an unspecified vulnerability within the WBXML dissector of Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) versions 0.10.11 through 0.99.3. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (crash) due to a null dereference. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having low attack complexity, with the primary impact being system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.7.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.8.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.9.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:0.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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