SBC codec crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution

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Solution

Upgrade to version 4.6.5 or above


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History

Fri, 01 May 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wireshark
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Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Description SBC codec crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service and possible code execution
Title Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark
Weaknesses CWE-122
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-30T23:04:03.523Z

Reserved: 2026-04-02T06:33:16.683Z

Link: CVE-2026-5403

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-01T00:16:24.670

Modified: 2026-05-01T00:16:24.670

Link: CVE-2026-5403

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-01T08:20:58Z

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