Wireshark up to 4.4.10/4.6.0 Kafka Dissector uninitialized pointer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Wireshark up to 4.4.10/4.6.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Kafka Dissector. Such manipulation leads to uninitialized pointer. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-13499. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 4.4.10/4.6.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Kafka Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uninitialized pointer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-824. The product accesses or uses a pointer that has not been initialized. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.10 allows denial of service

The advisory is available at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-13499 since 11/21/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 276560 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-13499), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.4.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (276560), EUVD (EUVD-2025-198429) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2643). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Open Source Wireshark

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uninitialized pointer
CWE: CWE-824 / CWE-908
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 276560
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-13499

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 4.4.11

Timelineinfo

11/21/2025 Advisory disclosed
11/21/2025 +0 days CVE reserved
11/21/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/12/2026 +52 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-13499 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-13499
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333194
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2643 - Wireshark: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 11/21/2025 08:53
Updated: 01/12/2026 12:32
Changes: 11/21/2025 08:53 (63), 11/22/2025 08:59 (1), 11/23/2025 07:40 (2), 12/04/2025 04:26 (11), 12/11/2025 11:18 (7), 12/12/2025 22:49 (1), 01/12/2026 12:32 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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