CVE-2025-5601 HIGH

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

Vendor Wireshark Foundation
Product Wireshark
Weakness CWE-120
Published June 4, 2025
Last update March 27, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 4, 2025 CVE published
March 27, 2026 Record updated