EIP-2026-103743

PRE-CVE

Wireshark - getRate Stack Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103743. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a stack-based out-of-bounds memory read vulnerability in Wireshark's vwr.c file, leading to a crash via a malformed file processed by tshark. The issue is triggered by an overflow in the getRate function, as detected by AddressSanitizer.

Description

Wireshark - getRate Stack Out-of-Bounds Read

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39006

This exploit demonstrates a stack-based out-of-bounds memory read vulnerability in Wireshark's vwr.c file, leading to a crash via a malformed file processed by tshark. The issue is triggered by an overflow in the getRate function, as detected by AddressSanitizer.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Wireshark (git master at time of disclosure)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A malformed file to trigger the vulnerability · Access to tshark or Wireshark with the vulnerable vwr.c component
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026