Denial of Service Vulnerability in Catapult DCT2000 Protocol Dissector by Wireshark
CVE-2026-96415

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wireshark
Status
Wireshark
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 September 2026

What is CVE-2026-96415?

The Catapult DCT2000 protocol dissector in Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.18 and 4.6.0 through 4.6.8 is susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability. This can be triggered by a specially crafted packet, leading to a crash of the dissector and resultant service disruption. Organizations utilizing these versions of Wireshark are advised to upgrade to a patched version to mitigate this risk and ensure continuous network monitoring.

Affected Version(s)

Wireshark 4.6.0 < 4.6.9

Wireshark 4.4.0 < 4.4.19

References

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-110.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/work_items/21589

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Claude and Ada Logics
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