Bug 2498302 (CVE-2026-15163)

Summary: CVE-2026-15163 wireshark: Wireshark: Denial of Service via multiple protocol dissector infinite loops
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A flaw was found in Wireshark. A local user could trigger multiple protocol dissector infinite loops by providing specially crafted network traffic for analysis. This could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition, making the application unresponsive.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-07-08 22:02:55 UTC
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