Vulnerability Database · Debian · Package report
wireshark: vulnerability history, versions and safety
wireshark is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 37 vulnerabilities for it across 50 releases, from Dec 2021 to Sep 2026. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.
No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.
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Vulert verdict on wireshark i
Updated on 23 Oct 2026
Careful: 20 of the 37 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.
What to do: Plan around the 20 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →
- Vulnerabilities on record 37 over 4 years · 19 in the last year i
- Latest disclosure 29 Sep 2026 i
- Highest CVSS 7.5 i
- With no published fix 20 i
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01 Versions
Which versions are affected
Every version Vulert holds for wireshark, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.
Newest 50 of 50 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.
02 Disclosure history
How often vulnerabilities are recorded
Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 19 of the 37 were recorded in the last 12 months.
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03 Vulnerabilities
Recorded vulnerabilities for wireshark
| Vulnerability | Severity | Fixed version ↓ | Disclosed ↓ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark: Bundle Protocol and CBOR Dissector Crash | 7.5 high | No fix published | 20 Feb 2025 |
| Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark Due to OPUS Protocol Dissector Crash | 7.5 high | 4.0.0-1 | 27 Oct 2022 |
| Memory Leak Vulnerability in Wireshark: Denial of Service Risk | 6.5 medium | 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 | 04 Oct 2023 |
| Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark: SSH Dissector Crash | 6.5 medium | 4.0.11-1~deb12u1 | 16 Nov 2023 |
| Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark EAP Dissector | 6.5 medium | 4.0.3-1 | 26 Jan 2023 |
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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315
