#VU110206 Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2025-5601
Published: June 5, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110206
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2025-5601
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Software vendor:
Wireshark.org
Wireshark.org
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 the column utility module within the Dissection engine. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted traffic to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.