Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') in Wireshark
Priority LOW 36CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00323 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Wireshark (Wireshark Foundation): 4.4.7, 4.2.13Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark Foundation | Wireshark | 4.4.0 to before 4.4.7; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.13 | 4.4.7, 4.2.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Wireshark VendorWireshark Foundation Affected 4.4.0 to before 4.4.7; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.13 Fixed in 4.4.7, 4.2.13 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 to before 4.2.12; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.7 | Vulnerable | Wireshark Foundation |
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 to before 4.2.12; 4.4.0 to before 4.4.7 Vulnerable ·Wireshark Foundation
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Wireshark (Wireshark Foundation) Fixed in 4.4.7, 4.2.13
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5601
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fqw2-jpxp-qh8x
References
Exploit 1
More Wireshark Foundation Wireshark vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-53718 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-63612 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-16149 A buffer overflow in Wireshark before 4.2.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2010-00291 Multiple buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector in Wireshark 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-63614 Heap-based Buffer Overflow in Wireshark CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2014-01823 Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-5601 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-5601 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fqw2-jpxp-qh8x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-5601 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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