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ZigBee ZCL protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 allows denial of service
SCTP protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
TTL file parser infinite loop in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 allows denial of service
PEAK CAN TRC file parser crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 allows denial of service
IEEE C37.118 Synchrophasor protocol dissector memory leak in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
SPDY protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Microsoft Network Monitor file parser large loop in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
CSN.1 protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
MBIM protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Sharkd utility crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Frame protocol metadissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
USB HID protocol dissector infinite loop and memory leak in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
RF4CE protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
TIFF protocol dissector infinite loop in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Profile import crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service and possible code execution
Toshiba file parser crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
X11 protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Catapult DCT2000 protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.8 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Wireshark. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-96417.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Wireshark. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The ZDI has assigned a CVSS rating of 7.8. The following CVEs are assigned: CVE-2026-96417.
Pcapng file parser crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
X.509IF protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
H.245 protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
BUSMASTER file parser abnormal exit in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Crash in sharkd in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Crash in sharkd in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Tektronix K12xx file parser crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Kerberos protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Bluetooth HFP Profile protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service