CVE-2026-76917

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Bluetooth AVRCP Profile Protocol Crash in Wireshark

Publication date: 2026-08-19

Last updated on: 2026-08-31

Assigner: GitLab Inc.

Description

Bluetooth AVRCP Profile protocol dissector crash in 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18 allows denial of service

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Published

2026-08-19

Last Modified

2026-08-31

Generated

2026-09-09

AI Q&A

2026-08-20

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-07

NVD

CVE-2026-76917

EUVD

EUVD-2026-63175

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
wireshark	wireshark	From 4.6.0 (inc) to 4.6.8 (exc)
wireshark	wireshark	From 4.4.0 (inc) to 4.4.18 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-122	A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Bluetooth AVRCP Profile protocol dissector crash affecting versions 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18. It allows a denial of service attack by causing the protocol dissector to crash, leading to potential system disruption.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability is related to a Bluetooth AVRCP Profile protocol dissector crash in Wireshark versions 4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18. To detect it, check your Wireshark version with 'wireshark --version'. If it falls within the affected range, update to a patched version immediately.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can impact you by causing a denial of service on affected systems. This means your Bluetooth-enabled device may become unresponsive or crash when processing certain AVRCP Profile packets, potentially disrupting connectivity or functionality.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability causes a denial of service via a Bluetooth AVRCP Profile protocol dissector crash. It does not directly impact data confidentiality or integrity but may disrupt system availability, which could indirectly affect compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA that require reliable access to personal or health data.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Wireshark to a version outside the affected range (4.6.0 to 4.6.7 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.18) to prevent the Bluetooth AVRCP dissector crash.

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