CVE-2026-6870 (GCVE-0-2026-6870)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-30 05:33 – Updated: 2026-04-30 12:25
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Wireshark
Summary
GSM RP protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-30 12:25 UTC
CWE
- CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark |
Affected:
4.6.0 , < 4.6.5
(semver)
Affected: 4.4.0 , < 4.4.15 (semver) |
guessed |
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