AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

An update of the wireshark package has been released.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.4.15. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.4.15 advisory.

  - RF4CE Profile protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial of     service (CVE-2026-3203)

  - GSM RP protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service     (CVE-2026-6870)

  - Monero protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service     (CVE-2026-5409)

  - BT-DHT protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service     (CVE-2026-5408)

  - FC-SWILS protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service     (CVE-2026-5406)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.4.15. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.4.15 advisory.

  - RF4CE Profile protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial of     service (CVE-2026-3203)

  - GSM RP protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service     (CVE-2026-6870)

  - Monero protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service     (CVE-2026-5409)

  - BT-DHT protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service     (CVE-2026-5408)

  - FC-SWILS protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service     (CVE-2026-5406)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:1169-1 advisory.

    Update Wireshark to version 4.6.4 (jsc#PED-15400).

    - CVE-2024-9780: ITS dissector crash (bsc#1231475).
    - CVE-2024-9781: AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash (bsc#1231476).
    - CVE-2024-11595: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark (bsc#1233594).
    - CVE-2024-11596: Buffer Over-read in Wireshark (bsc#1233593).
    - CVE-2025-1492: Uncontrolled Recursion in Wireshark (bsc#1237414).
    - CVE-2025-5601: Column handling crashes in Wireshark allows denial of service (bsc#1244081).
    - CVE-2025-9817: NULL Pointer Dereference in ssh dissector (bsc#1249090).
    - CVE-2025-13499: a malformed packet can lead to a Kafka dissector crash (bsc#1254108).
    - CVE-2025-13674: injecting a malformed packet can cause a crash (bsc#1254262).
    - CVE-2025-13945: HTTP3 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 and 4.6.1 allows denial of service     (bsc#1254471).
    - CVE-2025-13946: MEGACO dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.11 allows     denial of       service (bsc#1254472).
    - CVE-2026-0959: denial of service via IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash (bsc#1256734).
    - CVE-2026-0960: denial of Service via HTTP3 protocol dissector infinite loop (bsc#1256736).
    - CVE-2026-0961: denial of Service vulnerability in BLF file parser (bsc#1256738).
    - CVE-2026-0962: denial of Service via SOME/IP-SD protocol dissector crash (bsc#1256739).
    - CVE-2026-3201: missing limit checks in USB HID protocol dissector's `parse_report_descriptor` function     can lead to       memory exhaustion (bsc#1258907).
    - CVE-2026-3202: missing checks in NTS-KE protocol dissector can lead to crash (bsc#1258908).
    - CVE-2026-3203: missing length checks in the RF4CE Profile protocol dissector can lead to illegal memory     access and       crash (bsc#1258909).

    Also libvirt was rebuilt against wireshark for the libvirt plugin.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.4.14. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.4.14 advisory.

  - RF4CE Profile protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial of     service (CVE-2026-3203)

  - USB HID protocol dissector memory exhaustion in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial     of service (CVE-2026-3201)

  - HTTP3 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 and 4.6.1 allows denial of service (CVE-2025-13945)

  - MEGACO dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.11 allows denial of service     (CVE-2025-13946)

  - Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.10 allows denial of service (CVE-2025-13499)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.4.14. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.4.14 advisory.

  - RF4CE Profile protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial of     service (CVE-2026-3203)

  - USB HID protocol dissector memory exhaustion in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial     of service (CVE-2026-3201)

  - HTTP3 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 and 4.6.1 allows denial of service (CVE-2025-13945)

  - MEGACO dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.1 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.11 allows denial of service     (CVE-2025-13946)

  - Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.10 allows denial of service (CVE-2025-13499)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4479 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4479-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Jochen Sprickerhof     February 16, 2026                             https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : wireshark     Version        : 3.4.16-0+deb11u2     CVE ID         : CVE-2024-9781 CVE-2024-11596 CVE-2025-5601 CVE-2025-11626                      CVE-2025-13499 CVE-2025-13945 CVE-2025-13946 CVE-2026-0960     Debian Bug     :

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in the network traffic analyzer     Wireshark.

    CVE-2024-9781

        AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash allows denial of         service via packet injection or crafted capture file.

    CVE-2024-11596

        ECMP dissector crash allows denial of service via packet injection         or crafted capture file.

    CVE-2025-5601

        Column handling crashes allows denial of service via packet         injection or crafted capture file.

    CVE-2025-11626

        MONGO dissector infinite loop allows denial of service.

    CVE-2025-13499

        Kafka dissector crash allows denial of service.

    CVE-2025-13945

        HTTP3 dissector crash allows denial of service.

    CVE-2025-13946

        MEGACO dissector infinite loop in allows denial of service.

    CVE-2026-0960

        HTTP3 protocol dissector infinite loop allows denial of service.

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     3.4.16-0+deb11u2.

    We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

    For the detailed security status of wireshark please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/wireshark

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.4.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.4.9 advisory.

  - SSH dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.8 allows denial of service (CVE-2025-9817)

  - Column handling crashes in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.12 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2025-5601)

  - Bundle Protocol and CBOR dissector crashes in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.3 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.10 allows denial     of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2025-1492)

  - FiveCo RAP dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8 allows denial of service     via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-11595)

  - ECMP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-11596)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.4.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.4.9 advisory.

  - SSH dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.8 allows denial of service (CVE-2025-9817)

  - Column handling crashes in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.12 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2025-5601)

  - Bundle Protocol and CBOR dissector crashes in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.3 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.10 allows denial     of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2025-1492)

  - FiveCo RAP dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8 allows denial of service     via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-11595)

  - ECMP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-11596)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2024:0570 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2024-9781:
    AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file

    CVE-2024-9780:
    ITS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture     file

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-9781)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2025-837 advisory.

    ECMP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.1 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.8 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-11596)

    Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Wireshark team Wireshark before v.4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause     a denial of service via the wsutil/to_str.c, and format_fractional_part_nsecs components. (CVE-2024-24479)

    NTLMSSP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.6 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-8250)

    SPRT dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.5 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.15 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-8645)

    AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-9781)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-1949806a59 advisory.

    New version 4.2.8     Fix for CVE-2024-9781

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3615-1 advisory.

    Update to Wireshark 4.2.8:

    - CVE-2024-9781: Fixed AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash (bsc#1231476).

    - Further features, bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
      https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.2.8.html

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.4.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.4.1 advisory.

  - ITS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture     file (CVE-2024-9780)

  - AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-9781)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.4.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.4.1 advisory.

  - ITS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture     file (CVE-2024-9780)

  - AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-9781)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.2.8. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.2.8 advisory.

  - AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-9781)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.2.8. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.2.8 advisory.

  - AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-9781)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
333969	Photon OS 5.0: Wireshark PHSA-2024-5.0-91-0385	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	high
311437	Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	high
311436	Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	Local	high
304851	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2026:1169-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
300917	Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	high
300916	Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	Local	high
299185	Debian dla-4479 : libwireshark-data - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	Local	high
271971	Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	Local	high
271970	Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	high
239523	TencentOS Server 4: wireshark (TSSA-2024:0570)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	Local	high
230969	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-9781	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
215035	Amazon Linux 2023 : wireshark-cli, wireshark-devel (ALAS2023-2025-837)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	Local	high
209536	Fedora 40 : wireshark (2024-1949806a59)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
209333	Photon OS 5.0: Wireshark PHSA-2024-5.0-0385	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	high
209272	Photon OS 4.0: Wireshark PHSA-2024-4.0-0702	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	high
209014	SUSE SLED15: libwireshark17 / libwiretap14 / libwsutil15 / wireshark / etc (SUSE-SU-2024:3615-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
208657	Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	Local	high
208656	Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	high
208655	Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.8 A Vulnerability	Nessus	Windows	Local	high
208654	Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.8 A Vulnerability (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	high

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