UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15174
A vulnerability in the Catapult DCT2000 protocol dissector in 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. This affects multiple Ubuntu package versions of Wireshark. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction to trigger.
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 Catapult DCT2000 protocol dissector that can be triggered to cause a crash, leading to denial of service. This affects multiple Ubuntu package versions of Wireshark as listed. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but results in availability loss due to application crash. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild. Patch status is not confirmed as no patch or vendor advisory is provided.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation causes a denial of service by crashing Wireshark when processing Catapult DCT2000 protocol data. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) and user interaction (UI:R) to trigger, with low attack complexity (AC:L) and no privileges required (PR:N).
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, avoid processing untrusted Catapult DCT2000 protocol data in affected Wireshark versions to prevent crashes.
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15174
Description
A vulnerability in the Catapult DCT2000 protocol dissector in 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. This affects multiple Ubuntu package versions of Wireshark. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction to trigger.
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 Catapult DCT2000 protocol dissector that can be triggered to cause a crash, leading to denial of service. This affects multiple Ubuntu package versions of Wireshark as listed. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but results in availability loss due to application crash. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild. Patch status is not confirmed as no patch or vendor advisory is provided.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation causes a denial of service by crashing Wireshark when processing Catapult DCT2000 protocol data. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires local access (AV:L) and user interaction (UI:R) to trigger, with low attack complexity (AC:L) and no privileges required (PR:N).
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a patch is available, avoid processing untrusted Catapult DCT2000 protocol data in affected Wireshark versions to prevent crashes.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-15174
- 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: 6a58b4f168715ace43db1dc5
Added to database: 07/16/2026, 10:39:45 UTC
Last enriched: 07/16/2026, 13:56:22 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:24:48 UTC
Views: 5
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