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CVE-2025-5601 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2025-5601

CVE-2025-5601

HIGH7.8

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') in Wireshark

Published Jun 4, 2025

Modified 3 weeks ago

Fix available

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

Affected Packages

Wireshark

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

4.2.134.4.7

References

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20509

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5601

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02.html

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

7.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

7.8/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

Memory Safety

Classic Buffer Overflow

Ecosystems(18)

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016 Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019 Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Timeline

PublishedJun 4, 2025

ModifiedMar 27, 2026