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Wireshark CVE-2026-0959

MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2026-01-14 cve@gitlab.com
5.3
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Apr 09, 2026 - 14:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jan 14, 2026 - 21:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.3

DescriptionNVD

IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.12 allows denial of service

AnalysisAI

Wireshark versions 4.4.0-4.4.12 and 4.6.0-4.6.2 crash when processing malformed IEEE 802.11 wireless packets, enabling a remote denial of service attack that requires user interaction to view the malicious traffic. An attacker can exploit this out-of-bounds write vulnerability by crafting a specially formatted packet, causing the application to become unavailable without requiring authentication. …

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