EIP-2026-103732

PRE-CVE

Wireshark - alloc_address_wmem Assertion Failure

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103732. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a crash report and stack trace for Wireshark, detailing an assertion failure in the `alloc_address_wmem` function when processing a malformed file. The issue is triggered by feeding a crafted file to `tshark`, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Description

Wireshark - alloc_address_wmem Assertion Failure

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39749

This is a crash report and stack trace for Wireshark, detailing an assertion failure in the `alloc_address_wmem` function when processing a malformed file. The issue is triggered by feeding a crafted file to `tshark`, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Wireshark (git master)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A malformed file to trigger the assertion failure
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026