CVE-2026-76880
Description
A flaw was found in Wireshark. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) by sending a specially crafted Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) RRC protocol packet. The flaw resides in the UMTS RRC protocol dissector, which can lead to a crash of the Wireshark application. This can disrupt network analysis operations.
Statement
This Moderate impact denial of service flaw in Wireshark's UMTS RRC protocol dissector can be triggered by processing a specially crafted packet. While exploitable by a remote attacker, successful exploitation requires a user to either open a malicious capture file or actively capture network traffic containing the crafted packet. This limits the attack surface to scenarios where Wireshark is actively used for network analysis.
Mitigation
To mitigate this issue, avoid opening untrusted capture files or analyzing untrusted live network traffic with Wireshark. Users should only process network data from trusted sources to prevent potential denial of service attacks.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.5 | N/A | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | Local | N/A | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | None |
| User Interaction | Required | N/A | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None | N/A | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | None |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
Write operations could cause memory corruption. In some cases, an adversary can modify control data such as return addresses in order to execute unexpected code.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Attempting to access out-of-range, invalid, or unauthorized memory could cause the product to crash.
Other
Technical Impact: Unexpected State
Subsequent write operations can produce undefined or unexpected results.
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