CVE-2026-15163

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15163
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-15163.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-15163
Downstream
Published
2026-07-08T20:50:40.278Z
Modified
2026-07-15T02:17:21.105773204Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark
Details

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

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-835"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/15xxx/CVE-2026-15163.json",
    "cna_assigner": "GitLab",
    "unresolved_ranges": [
        {
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "introduced": "4.6.0"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "4.6.7"
                },
                {
                    "introduced": "4.4.0"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "4.4.17"
                }
            ],
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
        }
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/wireshark/wireshark

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/wireshark/wireshark
Events
Introduced
009a163470b581c7d3ee66d89c819cef1f9e50fe
Fixed
64a75434c1e9586f3a893307c8cb652983252318
Introduced
cdfb6721e77c19d43f4787f66e9d5f2525281a22
Fixed
b439fb7b47a9fe9a01ccbb6078ac20737155af80
Database specific 
{
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "4.4.0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "4.4.17"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "4.6.0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "4.6.7"
        }
    ],
    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
}

Affected versions

v4.*
v4.4.0
v4.4.1
v4.4.10
v4.4.10rc0
v4.4.11
v4.4.11rc0
v4.4.12
v4.4.12rc0
v4.4.13
v4.4.13rc0
v4.4.14
v4.4.14rc0
v4.4.15
v4.4.15rc0
v4.4.16
v4.4.16rc0
v4.4.17rc0
v4.4.1rc0
v4.4.2
v4.4.2rc0
v4.4.3
v4.4.3rc0
v4.4.4
v4.4.4rc0
v4.4.5
v4.4.5rc0
v4.4.6
v4.4.6rc0
v4.4.7
v4.4.7rc0
v4.4.8
v4.4.8rc0
v4.4.9
v4.4.9rc0
v4.6.0
v4.6.1
v4.6.16
v4.6.1rc0
v4.6.2
v4.6.2rc0
v4.6.3
v4.6.3rc0
v4.6.4
v4.6.4rc0
v4.6.5
v4.6.5rc0
v4.6.6
v4.6.6rc0
v4.6.7rc0
wireshark-4.*
wireshark-4.4.0
wireshark-4.4.1
wireshark-4.4.2
wireshark-4.4.3
wireshark-4.4.4
wireshark-4.4.5
wireshark-4.4.6
wireshark-4.4.7
wireshark-4.4.8
wireshark-4.4.9

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-15163.json"

Git / gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark
Events
Introduced
009a163470b581c7d3ee66d89c819cef1f9e50fe
Fixed
64a75434c1e9586f3a893307c8cb652983252318
Introduced
cdfb6721e77c19d43f4787f66e9d5f2525281a22
Fixed
b439fb7b47a9fe9a01ccbb6078ac20737155af80
Database specific 
{
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "4.4.0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "4.4.17"
        },
        {
            "introduced": "4.6.0"
        },
        {
            "fixed": "4.6.7"
        }
    ],
    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
}

Affected versions

v4.*
v4.4.0
v4.4.1
v4.4.10
v4.4.10rc0
v4.4.11
v4.4.11rc0
v4.4.12
v4.4.12rc0
v4.4.13
v4.4.13rc0
v4.4.14
v4.4.14rc0
v4.4.15
v4.4.15rc0
v4.4.16
v4.4.16rc0
v4.4.17rc0
v4.4.1rc0
v4.4.2
v4.4.2rc0
v4.4.3
v4.4.3rc0
v4.4.4
v4.4.4rc0
v4.4.5
v4.4.5rc0
v4.4.6
v4.4.6rc0
v4.4.7
v4.4.7rc0
v4.4.8
v4.4.8rc0
v4.4.9
v4.4.9rc0
v4.6.0
v4.6.1
v4.6.1rc0
v4.6.2
v4.6.2rc0
v4.6.3
v4.6.3rc0
v4.6.4
v4.6.4rc0
v4.6.5
v4.6.5rc0
v4.6.6
v4.6.6rc0
v4.6.7rc0
wireshark-4.*
wireshark-4.4.0
wireshark-4.4.1
wireshark-4.4.2
wireshark-4.4.3
wireshark-4.4.4
wireshark-4.4.5
wireshark-4.4.6
wireshark-4.4.7
wireshark-4.4.8
wireshark-4.4.9

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-15163.json"