PT-2026-2954 · Wireshark+1 · Wireshark+1

Published 2026-01-14 · Updated 2026-04-02 · CVE-2026-0961

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.12 Wireshark versions 4.6.0 through 4.6.2

Description A flaw exists in the BLF file parser within Wireshark that can lead to a denial of service. The issue is triggered by processing specially crafted BLF files, causing the application to crash.

Recommendations Update Wireshark to a version beyond 4.4.12. Update Wireshark to a version beyond 4.6.2.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

AZL-74540

BDU:2026-03612

CVE-2026-0961

OESA-2026-1545

OESA-2026-1547

OESA-2026-1548

OESA-2026-1549

OESA-2026-1550

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:10056-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20151-1

SUSE-SU-2026:1169-1

SUSE-SU-2026:20222-1

Affected Products

Red Os

Wireshark

References · 77

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/0xxx/CVE-2026-0961.json · Exploit
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0961 · Security Note
• https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20880 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2026-1547 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0960 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-0961 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:10056-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-0961 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-0961 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2026:20222-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/OESA-2026-1548 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/AZL-74540 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-01.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2026:20151-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-3201 · Security Note