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Description

pcapng file parser crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 allows denial of service

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-07-08 | Published 2026-07-08 | Updated 2026-07-09 | Assigner GitLab




MEDIUM: 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem types

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Product status

Default status
unaffected

4.6.0 (semver) before 4.6.7
affected

Credits

Mitchell Benjamin finder

References

gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21285 exploit

www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-53.html

gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21285

cve.org (CVE-2026-15173)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-15173)

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