CVE-2025-5601

Published Jun 4, 2025

Last updated 9 days ago

Overview

AI description

Automated description summarized from trusted sources.

CVE-2025-5601 affects Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 through 4.2.12. It is a denial-of-service vulnerability stemming from improper handling of columns. An attacker can trigger this vulnerability by injecting malicious packets or by enticing a user to open a specially crafted capture file. This can lead to application crashes and service interruption.

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
Source: cve@gitlab.com
NVD status: Analyzed
Products: wireshark

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 7.5
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: HIGH

Weaknesses

cve@gitlab.com: CWE-120
nvd@nist.gov: CWE-787

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "2F55A913-42A9-4C46-83A1-78E4A62294A8",
            "versionEndExcluding": "4.2.12",
            "versionStartIncluding": "4.2.0"
          },
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "98BFCE4F-FC3A-4F46-B660-E0BB1C8D05D8",
            "versionEndExcluding": "4.4.7",
            "versionStartIncluding": "4.4.0"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References

Sources include official advisories and independent security research.