UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15170
A vulnerability in the Z39.50 protocol dissector of Wireshark versions 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 and 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 can cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.16 and 4.6.0 through 4.6.6 contain a vulnerability in the Z39.50 protocol dissector that can be triggered to cause the application to crash. This results in a denial of service (DoS) impact. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) and low attack complexity (AC:L) but no privileges (PR:N) and user interaction (UI:R). The scope is unchanged (S:U), and the impact is limited to availability (A:H) with no confidentiality or integrity impact.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability causes Wireshark to crash, leading to denial of service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The attack requires local access and user interaction, with low complexity and no privileges required.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is confirmed, avoid processing untrusted Z39.50 protocol data in affected Wireshark versions to mitigate risk.
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15170
Description
A vulnerability in the Z39.50 protocol dissector of Wireshark versions 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 and 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 can cause the application to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~ubuntu14.04.0~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trustypkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~ubuntu16.04.0+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~ubuntu18.04.0+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=questingpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=resoluteRun on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.16 and 4.6.0 through 4.6.6 contain a vulnerability in the Z39.50 protocol dissector that can be triggered to cause the application to crash. This results in a denial of service (DoS) impact. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) and low attack complexity (AC:L) but no privileges (PR:N) and user interaction (UI:R). The scope is unchanged (S:U), and the impact is limited to availability (A:H) with no confidentiality or integrity impact.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability causes Wireshark to crash, leading to denial of service. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The attack requires local access and user interaction, with low complexity and no privileges required.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is confirmed, avoid processing untrusted Z39.50 protocol data in affected Wireshark versions to mitigate risk.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15170
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.0
- Aliases
- []
- Ecosystems
- ["Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:25.10","Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"]
- Database Specific Severity
- null
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
Threat ID: 6a58b4f168715ace43db1dd5
Added to database: 07/16/2026, 10:39:45 UTC
Last enriched: 07/16/2026, 13:57:25 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:24:49 UTC
Views: 7
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