Wireshark 4.6.0-4.6.4 & 4.4.0-4.4.14: ASN.1 PER Disc Crash (DoS)
CVE-2026-6527 Published on April 30, 2026
Uncontrolled Recursion in Wireshark
ASN.1 PER protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-6527 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The product does not properly control the amount of recursion which takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
CVE-2026-6527 has been classified to as a Stack Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-6527
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Affected Versions
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark:- Version 4.6.0 and below 4.6.5 is affected.
- Version 4.4.0 and below 4.4.15 is affected.