CVE-2026-15173

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-15173
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-15173.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-15173
Downstream
Related
Published
2026-07-08T20:51:15.275Z
Modified
2026-08-06T11:26:59.448590942Z
Severity
  • 4.7 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark
Details

pcapng file parser crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 allows denial of service

Database specific 
{
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/15xxx/CVE-2026-15173.json",
    "cna_assigner": "GitLab",
    "unresolved_ranges": [
        {
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "introduced": "4.6.0"
                },
                {
                    "fixed": "4.6.7"
                }
            ],
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
        }
    ],
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-122"
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/wireshark/wireshark

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

v4.*
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

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-15173.json"

Git / gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark

Affected ranges

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

Affected versions

v4.*
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

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-15173.json"