Wireshark 4.6.7 Patches a Dozen Security Flaws

Wireshark 4.6.7 Fixes 12 Security Flaws Across Protocols

The latest Wireshark 4.6.7 maintenance release addresses twelve security vulnerabilities that could affect users analyzing network traffic. Since packet captures processed in Wireshark pass through numerous protocol dissectors, malformed packets or capture files can trigger unexpected software behavior. The update strengthens security by fixing issues across several protocol parsers, including Catapult DCT2000, SSH, IEEE 802.11, and other compon…

Wireshark 4.6.7 patches a dozen security flaws

Network analysts who open packet captures in Wireshark push untrusted data through a large set of protocol dissectors, and each parser is a spot where a malformed frame can trip up the software. The 4.6.7 maintenance release closes twelve of those weak points. The fixes reach from cellular signaling parsers to the code that reads capture files off disk. The security fixes Most of the patched advisories describe crashes. A crafted packet or captu…

Wireshark 4.6.7 Packet Analyzer Fixes 12 Security Vulnerabilities

Wireshark 4.6.7, a network protocol analyzer, fixes a long list of security issues, including crashes in several protocol dissectors and file parsers.