Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark by The Wireshark Foundation

CVE-2025-5601

What is CVE-2025-5601?

Wireshark versions 4.4.0 through 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 through 4.2.12 are susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability caused by improper handling of columns. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability through packet injection or by embedding malicious code within specially crafted capture files, leading to potential application crashes and interruption of service. It is crucial for users of affected versions to be aware of this issue and to apply recommended patches to mitigate risks.

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