GNW protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service

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Solution

Upgrade to version 4.6.5 or above


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History

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:45:00 +0000

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Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description GNW protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service
Title Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark
Weaknesses CWE-835
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-30T15:20:03.000Z

Reserved: 2026-04-17T15:05:27.716Z

Link: CVE-2026-6523

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-04-30T07:16:39.510

Modified: 2026-04-30T15:10:10.430

Link: CVE-2026-6523

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-30T14:00:22Z

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