CVE-2026-0960 — Infinite Loop in Foundation Wireshark

CWE-835 — Infinite Loop7 documents7 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
CNA4.7
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Wireshark Foundation WiresharkWireshark
Timeline
PublishedJan 14

Description

HTTP3 protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 allows denial of service

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶NVDwireshark/wireshark4.4.0 — 4.4.13+1
▶CVEListV5wireshark_foundation/wireshark4.6.0 — 4.6.3
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 3.4.16-0+deb11u2+2

Patches

Patch: gitlab.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') in Wireshark↗2026-01-14
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OSV
CVE-2026-0960: HTTP3 protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4↗2026-01-14
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GHSA
GHSA-6fx5-r2fx-fjcr: HTTP3 protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4↗2026-01-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
Wireshark: Wireshark: Denial of Service via HTTP3 protocol dissector infinite loop↗2026-01-14
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Debian
CVE-2026-0960: wireshark - HTTP3 protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 allows denial...↗2026
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-0960 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-0960 — Infinite Loop in Foundation Wireshark | cvebase