{"id":59854,"date":"2025-08-03T18:43:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T18:43:44","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:37:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T22:37:17","slug":"cve-2025-5601-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-wireshark-4-4-0-to-4-4-6-and-4-2-0-to-4-2-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5601-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-wireshark-4-4-0-to-4-4-6-and-4-2-0-to-4-2-12\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-5601: Denial of Service Vulnerability in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.12<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CVE-2025-5601 is a significant vulnerability that affects Wireshark versions 4.4.0 to 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.12. Wireshark, a widely used network protocol analyzer, is crucial for network troubleshoot, analysis, software and communication protocol development, and education. The vulnerability lies in the column handling crashes, which allows denial of service via packet injection or a crafted capture file<\/a>. This poses a severe threat to organizations and systems relying on these versions of Wireshark, as it can potentially compromise systems<\/a> and lead to data leakage.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-5601
\nSeverity: High (7.8)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Denial of Service, Potential system<\/a> compromise, and data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>

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\r\n Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n