Wireshark Security Update (wnpa-sec-2025-02) - Windows
🗓️ 05 Jun 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 92 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-5601 | 4 Jun 202510:30 | – | attackerkb | |
| Amazon Linux 2023 : wireshark-cli, wireshark-devel (ALAS2023-2025-1261) | 11 Nov 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux 2 : wireshark, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3208 (ALAS-2026-3208) | 19 Mar 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian dla-4479 : libwireshark-data - security update | 16 Feb 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 41 : wireshark (2025-8043d4cd71) | 15 Jun 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Fedora 42 : wireshark (2025-b979c16d88) | 15 Jun 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.12 A Vulnerability (macOS) | 4 Jun 202500:00 | – | nessus | |
| Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS) | 5 Mar 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS) | 1 May 202600:00 | – | nessus | |
| Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS) | 20 Aug 202600:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| wireshark | www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.836397");
script_version("2025-11-24T05:41:47+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-5601");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-11-24 05:41:47 +0000 (Mon, 24 Nov 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2025-11-21 18:26:35 +0000 (Fri, 21 Nov 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-06-05 10:58:15 +0530 (Thu, 05 Jun 2025)");
script_name("Wireshark Security Update (wnpa-sec-2025-02) - Windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Wireshark is prone to a denial of service (DoS)
vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to a bug in the column
utility module of Wireshark's dissection engine.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
to conduct denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark version 4.4.0 through 4.4.6 and
4.2.0 through 4.2.11 on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.4.7 or 4.2.12 or
later.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02.html");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_dependencies("gb_wireshark_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("wireshark/windows/detected");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, exit_no_version: TRUE))
exit(0);
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if(version_in_range(version: vers, test_version: "4.4.0", test_version2: "4.4.6")) {
fix = "4.4.7";
}
if(version_in_range(version: vers, test_version: "4.2.0", test_version2: "4.2.11")) {
fix = "4.2.12";
}
if(fix) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: vers, fixed_version: fix, install_path: path);
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);Data
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24 Nov 2025 00:00Current
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CVSS 3.16.5 - 7.8
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