CVE-2026-0959

MEDIUM
2026-01-14 [email protected]
5.3
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS Vector

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

Tags

Denial Of Service Wireshark Redhat Suse

Description

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

Analysis

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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Remediation

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Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +0.0
CVSS: +26
POC: 0

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CVE-2026-0959 vulnerability details – vuln.today
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