Wireshark · Wireshark · CVE-2026-76887
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Wireshark versions 4.6.0 through 4.6.7
Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.18
**Description**
A heap-based buffer overflow in the dissection engine can lead to a crash, resulting in a denial of service. A heap-based buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a heap memory buffer than it can hold, potentially corrupting memory.
**Recommendations**
Update Wireshark versions 4.6.0 through 4.6.7 to a version newer than 4.6.7.
Update Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.18 to a version newer than 4.4.18.