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CVE-2026-6519

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Description

MBIM protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-30 07:16:39.030000
Last modified
2026-10-26 00:10:00.150000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-6519",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-04-30T07:16:39.030",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T00:10:00.150",
  "vulnStatus": "Analyzed",
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      "value": "MBIM protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.4 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.14 allows denial of service"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El disector del protocolo MBIM con bucle infinito en Wireshark 4.6.0 a 4.6.4 y 4.4.0 a 4.4.14 permite la denegación de servicio"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
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              "versionType": "semver",
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        }
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  ],
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