CVE-2006-5469: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2006-5469: Unspecified vulnerability in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.11 through 0.99.3 al...

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.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 7, 2024, 19:48 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2006-5469 is a crash vulnerability in the WBXML dissector of legacy Wireshark, formerly Ethereal. If a vulnerable analyzer processes certain malicious input, the application can terminate, disrupting analysis work rather than directly exposing data or enabling system takeover based on the provided sources. Exposure is most likely on systems still running Wireshark/Ethereal 0.10.11 through 0.99.3, including analyst workstations, network monitoring hosts, and tooling images that parse untrusted packet data or captures. Treat this as a hygiene and operational resilience issue. It is not documented here as code execution or actively exploited, but vulnerable security tools can be crashed by hostile input during investigations. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Wireshark/Ethereal using official Wireshark or operating system vendor advisories.; Remove unsupported legacy Wireshark/Ethereal builds from workstations and analysis servers.; Avoid opening untrusted captures with vulnerable Wireshark or tshark versions..

Prepared: Jun 29, 2026, 09:39 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Oct 28, 2006, 00:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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wireshark-wbxml-dos(29842)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9537CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM

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