CVE-2025-5601 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 through 4.2.12, stemming from improper column handling. An unauthenticated attacker can trigger a crash by injecting malicious packets or providing a crafted capture file, leading to high availability impact. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) currently shows no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.4.0, < 4.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.13CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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