CVE-2026-6535
April 30, 2026, 3:10 p.m.
5.5
Medium
Description
Dissection engine zlib decompression crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-1325
Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation
The product manages a group of objects or resources and performs a separate memory allocation for each object, but it does not properly limit the total amount of memory that is consumed by all of the combined objects.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | wireshark | wireshark | 4.6.0-4.6.4 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | wireshark | wireshark | 4.4.0-4.4.14 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: NONE
- Integrity Impact: NONE
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Timeline
Published: April 30, 2026, 7:16 a.m.
Last Modified: April 30, 2026, 3:10 p.m.
Last Modified: April 30, 2026, 3:10 p.m.
Status : Undergoing Analysis
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