SBC codec crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution

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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6249-1 wireshark security update
Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.6.5 or above


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Tue, 05 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 01 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 01 May 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Fri, 01 May 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wireshark
Wireshark wireshark
Vendors & Products Wireshark
Wireshark wireshark

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Description SBC codec crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution
Title Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-02T03:55:27.939Z

Reserved: 2026-04-02T06:33:16.683Z

Link: CVE-2026-5403

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-01T14:20:54.707Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-01T00:16:24.670

Modified: 2026-05-01T19:18:04.737

Link: CVE-2026-5403

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-04-30T23:04:03Z

Links: CVE-2026-5403 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-02T08:15:16Z

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