ESS protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.6.8 or above


Workaround

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History

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wireshark
Wireshark wireshark
Vendors & Products Wireshark
Wireshark wireshark

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Description ESS protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service
Title Use of Uninitialized Variable in Wireshark
Weaknesses CWE-457
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T22:45:10.520Z

Reserved: 2026-08-19T22:44:20.536Z

Link: CVE-2026-76919

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-19T23:16:20.600

Modified: 2026-08-19T23:16:20.600

Link: CVE-2026-76919

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T01:15:03Z

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