Heap-based Buffer Overflow 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
0.27% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-17906369
  • published9 Jul 2026
  • disclosed8 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-15169  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (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 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the UMTS FP protocol dissector process. An attacker can cause the application to crash by injecting specially crafted packets during protocol analysis.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1