Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2025-13945

 

Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2025-13945

Published: December 3, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119107
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-13945
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Wireshark

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in HTTP3 dissector when decrypting traffic using a keylog file or loading a capture file that contains decryption secrets. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2025-13945

Install updates from vendor's website.

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