Pcapng file parser crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service

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Solution

Upgrade to version 4.6.8 or above


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History

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:15:00 +0000

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Description Pcapng file parser crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Title Out-of-bounds Read in Wireshark
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/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: 2026-08-20T16:27:30.288Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T23:00:01.547Z

Link: CVE-2026-76929

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T16:20:46.477Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T23:16:21.693

Modified: 2026-08-20T17:19:48.373

Link: CVE-2026-76929

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T08:00:03Z

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