CVE-2025-5601

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

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track*

*SSVC

Descriptions

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

Los fallos en el manejo de columnas en Wireshark 4.4.0 a 4.4.6 y 4.2.0 a 4.2.12 permiten la denegación de servicio mediante inyección de paquetes o un archivo de captura manipulado.

These are all security issues fixed in the libwireshark18-4.4.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track*

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2025-06-04 CVE Reserved
2025-06-04 CVE Published
2025-06-04 CVE Updated
2025-07-06 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CAPEC

References (1)

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

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Foundation Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark"				>= 4.4.0 < 4.4.7 Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 4.4.0 < 4.4.7"		en		Affected
Wireshark Foundation Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark"				>= 4.2.0 < 4.2.13 Search vendor "Wireshark Foundation" for product "Wireshark" and version " >= 4.2.0 < 4.2.13"		en		Affected