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CVE-2026-6528

Wireshark: Wireshark: Denial of service via TLS protocol dissector infinite loop

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · April 30, 2026

Updated · July 3, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Wireshark. A remote attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the TLS protocol dissector, which can lead to an infinite loop. This issue, triggered by processing a specially crafted TLS packet, results in a denial of service (DoS) condition, making the application unresponsive.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-606 · Unchecked Input for Loop Condition