Is CVE-2006-4805 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-4805 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-4805?

CVE-2006-4805 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-4805?

CVE-2006-4805 has an EPSS score of 4.06% (89th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-4805?

Upgrade wireshark on debian 11 to 0.99.4-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-4805

MEDIUMEPSS 89th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

wiresharkDebian

Fixed in:0.99.4-1CVE-2006-4805

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

4.06%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Government Resource1

kb.cert.org

Other references20

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.