Wireshark 4.6.0-4.6.7 & 4.4.0-4.4.18 BAP Dissector Crash Allow DoS
CVE-2026-76882 Published on August 19, 2026
Out-of-bounds Read in Wireshark
Bluetooth Attribute Protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-76882 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is consided to have a high level of attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2026-76882. 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
Out-of-bounds Read
The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can allow attackers to read sensitive information from other memory locations or cause a crash. A crash can occur when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string. The expected sentinel might not be located in the out-of-bounds memory, causing excessive data to be read, leading to a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent read operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-76882
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Affected Versions
Wireshark Foundation Wireshark:- Version 4.6.0 and below 4.6.8 is affected.
- Version 4.4.0 and below 4.4.18 is affected.