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CVE-2026-15169

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Description

UMTS FP protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.6 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.16 allows denial of service

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-08 21:16:47.777000
Last modified
2026-10-25 17:10:00.197000
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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-07-08T21:16:47.777",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-25T17:10:00.197",
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      "value": "Fallo del disector del protocolo UMTS FP en Wireshark de 4.6.0 a 4.6.6 y de 4.4.0 a 4.4.16 permite denegación de servicio"
    }
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