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Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Jan 14, 2026· Updated Mar 27, 2026

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark

CVE-2026-0960

Description

HTTP3 protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 allows denial of service

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Affected products

8

Wireshark/WiresharkOSV2 versions
v4.6.0, v4.6.1, v4.6.1rc0, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: v4.6.0, v4.6.1, v4.6.1rc0, …
- (no CPE)range: >=4.6.0, <=4.6.2
osv-coords6 versions
pkg:rpm/opensuse/wireshark&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6 pkg:rpm/opensuse/wireshark&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed pkg:rpm/suse/libvirt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/libvirt&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP7 pkg:rpm/suse/wireshark&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP7
< 4.2.14-150600.18.35.1+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.6.3-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.0.0-150700.4.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 11.0.0-150700.4.19.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.14-150600.18.35.1
- (no CPE)range: < 4.2.14-150600.18.35.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

2

gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20944mitreissue-trackingpermissions-required
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-04.htmlmitre

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