Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting wireshark package, versions [4.6.0,4.6.8)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-19427482
  • published29 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-19695  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 4.6.8 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Stack-based Buffer Overflow in the Gammu DCT3 trace file parser process. An attacker can cause the application to crash by providing a specially crafted trace file.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1