Multiple protocol dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allow denial of service

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Solution

Upgrade to version 4.6.7 or above


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History

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:15:00 +0000

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Description Multiple protocol dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allow denial of service
Title Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark
Weaknesses CWE-835
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-08T20:50:40.278Z

Reserved: 2026-07-08T20:45:13.994Z

Link: CVE-2026-15163

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-08T22:45:08Z

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