CVE-2025-5601: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') in Wireshark

7.8 CVSS

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

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-5601

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.8

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

Problem Types

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

Affected Products

Vendor: Wireshark Foundation

Product: Wireshark

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.01% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 1.19% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-05 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5601
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20509

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