CVE-2025-5601 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Column handling crashes in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.12 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

No data.

No data.

No data.

References

Link	Providers
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/commit/53213086304caa3dfbdd7dc39c2668a3aea1a5c0
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20509
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5601
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5601
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02.html

History

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/commit/53213086304caa3dfbdd7dc39c2668a3aea1a5c0 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5601 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5601
Metrics	threat_severity `None`	threat_severity `Moderate`

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Column handling crashes in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.12 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Title		Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') in Wireshark
Weaknesses		CWE-120
References		https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20509 https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02.html
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitLab

Published: 2025-06-04T10:30:46.001Z

Updated: 2025-06-04T13:14:01.435Z

Reserved: 2025-06-04T10:30:41.648Z

Link: CVE-2025-5601

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-06-04T13:13:56.157Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-06-04T11:15:22.110

Modified: 2025-06-04T14:54:33.783

Link: CVE-2025-5601

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-06-04T10:30:46Z

Links: CVE-2025-5601 - Bugzilla

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-5601", "assignerOrgId": "ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitLab", "dateReserved": "2025-06-04T10:30:41.648Z", "datePublished": "2025-06-04T10:30:46.001Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-06-04T13:14:01.435Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') in Wireshark", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Column handling crashes in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.12 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Wireshark Foundation", "product": "Wireshark", "versions": [{"version": "4.4.0", "status": "affected", "lessThan": "4.4.7", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "4.2.0", "status": "affected", "lessThan": "4.2.13", "versionType": "semver"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "description": "CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')", "cweId": "CWE-120", "type": "CWE"}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02.html"}, {"url": "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20509", "name": "GitLab Issue #20509", "tags": ["issue-tracking", "permissions-required"]}], "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}], "cvssV3_1": {"version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH"}}], "solutions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Upgrade to version 4.4.7, 4.2.13 or above."}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a", "shortName": "GitLab", "dateUpdated": "2025-06-04T10:30:46.001Z"}}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2025-06-04T13:13:50.312279Z", "id": "CVE-2025-5601", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-06-04T13:14:01.435Z"}}]}}

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "containers": {"adp": [{"title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"id": "CVE-2025-5601", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-06-04T13:13:50.312279Z"}}}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-06-04T13:13:56.157Z"}}], "cna": {"title": "Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') in Wireshark", "metrics": [{"format": "CVSS", "cvssV3_1": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 7.8, "attackVector": "LOCAL", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "scenarios": [{"lang": "en", "value": "GENERAL"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "Wireshark Foundation", "product": "Wireshark", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "4.4.0", "lessThan": "4.4.7", "versionType": "semver"}, {"status": "affected", "version": "4.2.0", "lessThan": "4.2.13", "versionType": "semver"}], "defaultStatus": "unaffected"}], "solutions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Upgrade to version 4.4.7, 4.2.13 or above."}], "references": [{"url": "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02.html"}, {"url": "https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20509", "name": "GitLab Issue #20509", "tags": ["issue-tracking", "permissions-required"]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Column handling crashes in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.12 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file"}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-120", "description": "CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a", "shortName": "GitLab", "dateUpdated": "2025-06-04T10:30:46.001Z"}}}, "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2025-5601", "state": "PUBLISHED", "dateUpdated": "2025-06-04T13:14:01.435Z", "dateReserved": "2025-06-04T10:30:41.648Z", "assignerOrgId": "ceab7361-8a18-47b1-92ba-4d7d25f6715a", "datePublished": "2025-06-04T10:30:46.001Z", "assignerShortName": "GitLab"}, "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"bugzilla": {"description": "wireshark: Buffer Overflow in Wireshark", "id": "2370225", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2370225"}, "csaw": false, "cvss3": {"cvss3_base_score": "6.1", "cvss3_scoring_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L", "status": "draft"}, "cwe": "CWE-120", "details": ["Column handling crashes in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.12 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file", "A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in Wireshark. This vulnerability is triggered when a user views a specifically malformed packet or a pcap file with such a malformed packet."], "mitigation": {"lang": "en:us", "value": "Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability."}, "name": "CVE-2025-5601", "package_state": [{"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10", "fix_state": "Fix deferred", "package_name": "wireshark", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "wireshark", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7", "fix_state": "Out of support scope", "package_name": "wireshark", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "wireshark", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"}, {"cpe": "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9", "fix_state": "Not affected", "package_name": "wireshark", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9"}], "public_date": "2025-06-04T10:30:46Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5601\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5601\nhttps://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/commit/53213086304caa3dfbdd7dc39c2668a3aea1a5c0\nhttps://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20509\nhttps://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02.html"], "statement": "The report makes the assumption that the active user is the root user and calculates the impact based on that assumption. It is not advised to conduct normal operations as the root user and when running as a non-root user, the impact is limited.", "threat_severity": "Moderate"}