CVE-2016-9373: In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.7, the DCERPC dissector could crash with a use-after-free, tri...

Security readout for executives and security teams

This flaw can make affected Wireshark versions crash while processing certain DCERPC traffic or a malicious capture file. The business impact is disruption to packet analysis and incident response workflows, not confirmed data theft or system takeover based on the supplied sources. Exposure is likely limited to analysts, SOC workstations, or servers running the affected Wireshark versions and parsing DCERPC network traffic or untrusted capture files. Treat this as a moderate-priority operational resilience issue. Patch affected Wireshark installations, especially in SOC and incident response environments, but do not escalate as actively exploited based on current evidence. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Wireshark beyond the affected version ranges or use vendor-patched packages.; Apply Debian security updates where Debian-packaged Wireshark is in use.; Avoid opening untrusted capture files on vulnerable Wireshark installations..

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Jun 13, 2026, 13:16 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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