CVE-2026-15173 (GCVE-0-2026-15173)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 20:51 – Updated: 2026-07-08 20:51
VLAI
Title
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark
Summary
pcapng file parser crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 allows denial of service
Severity
4.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark Affected: 4.6.0 , < 4.6.7 (semver)
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Credits
Mitchell Benjamin
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