WireShark Security Update Advisory (CVE-2025-5601)

Overview

 

We have released a security update to address a vulnerability in WireShark. Affected product users are advised to update to the latest version.
 

 

Affected Products

 

CVE-2025-5601

 

WireShark Version: 4.4.0 or later and 4.4.6 or earlier
WireShark Version: 4.2.0 or later and 4.2.11 or earlier

 

 

Resolved Vulnerabilities

 

Denial of service vulnerability due to a crash in the WireShark Column Utility module (CVE-2025-5601)

 

 

Vulnerability Patches

Vulnerability Patches have been made available in the latest update. Please follow the instructions on the Referenced Sites to update to the latest Vulnerability Patches version.

 

CVE-2025-5601

 

WireShark version: 4.4.7 and higher
WireShark version: 4.2.12 or later

 

 

References

 

[1] wnpa-sec-2025-02 – Dissection engine crash
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02.html