Unchecked Input for Loop Condition Affecting wireshark package, versions [4.4.0,4.4.17)[4.6.0,4.6.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (3rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-17906357
  • published9 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-15172  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-606  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 4.4.17, 4.6.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Unchecked Input for Loop Condition in the FMP/NOTIFY protocol dissector. An attacker can cause the application to crash by supplying specially crafted packets that trigger uncontrolled loop conditions during packet analysis.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1