Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark by The Wireshark Foundation

CVE-2026-6535

What is CVE-2026-6535?

A flaw in Wireshark's zlib decompression engine can trigger a crash, leading to a denial of service condition. This vulnerability affects several versions of Wireshark, allowing attackers to exploit the parsing of specific decompression operations. Users should update to the latest versions to mitigate the effects of this vulnerability and ensure continued access to the tool's features.

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