Description
SSH protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Published: 2026-08-19
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Upgrade to version 4.6.8 or above

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6471-1 wireshark security update
History

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-248
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wireshark
Wireshark wireshark
Vendors & Products Wireshark
Wireshark wireshark

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description SSH protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Title Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Wireshark Wireshark
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T15:26:29.901Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T22:44:15.542Z

Link: CVE-2026-76918

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T15:23:15.195Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-08-19T23:16:20.487

Modified: 2026-08-28T15:44:39.323

Link: CVE-2026-76918

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-19T22:45:05Z

Links: CVE-2026-76918 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-22T02:30:17Z

Weaknesses