CVE-2025-5601: wireshark foundation wireshark Classic Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesSUSE-SU-2025:01968-1SUSE-SU-2025:02271-1SUSE-SU-2025:02272-1UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5601DEBIAN-CVE-2025-5601openSUSE-SU-2025:15308-1
Published 04-06-2025Last modified 27-03-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-5601 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in wireshark foundation wireshark. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.31%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 1Timeline
- 04-06-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 27-03-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 4 sources · 1 versionHigh 7.8Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSources4 sources · 6.5–7.8
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.31%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
22%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.31% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.31%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (gitlab.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Suse5 products
- wireshark&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6< 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
- wireshark&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7< 3.6.24-150000.3.121.1 | < 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
- wireshark&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP6< 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
- wireshark&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7< 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
- wireshark&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5< 2.4.16-48.63.1
Opensuse2 products
- wireshark&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.6< 4.2.12-150600.18.23.1
- wireshark&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 4.4.7-1.1
Debian1 product
- wireshark< 4.0.17-0+deb12u2 | < 4.4.7-1
Ubuntu1 product
- wiresharkAll versions (No fix recorded)
Wireshark1 product
- wireshark≥ 4.2.0, < 4.2.12 | ≥ 4.4.0, < 4.4.7
Wireshark foundation1 product
- wireshark≥ 4.4.0, < 4.4.7 | ≥ 4.2.0, < 4.2.13
6 vendors · 11 products
