7.8
HIGH
CVE-2025-5601
Wireshark Column Handling Crash Denial of Service
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

INFO

Published Date :

June 4, 2025, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 4, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-5601 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wireshark wireshark
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-5601.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20509
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-5601 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cyber Security News
Wireshark Vulnerability Enables DoS Attack Through Malicious Packet Injection

A critical vulnerability in the popular network protocol analyzer Wireshark has been discovered, allowing attackers to trigger denial-of-service (DoS) attacks through packet injection or the use of ma ... Read more

Published Date: Jun 05, 2025 (2 days, 8 hours ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-5601 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-120
    Added Reference https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20509
    Added Reference https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02.html
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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