CVE-2025-68382
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BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-12-18

Last updated on: 2025-12-23

Assigner: Elastic

Description
Out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform a buffer overflow (CAPEC-100) via the NFS protocol dissector, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) through a reliable process crash when handling truncated XDR-encoded RPC messages.
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Published
2025-12-18
Last Modified
2025-12-23
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2026-06-16
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2025-12-19
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-68382
Affected Vendors & Products
Showing 4 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
elasticsearch packetbeat From 7.0.0 (inc) to 7.17.29 (inc)
elasticsearch packetbeat From 8.0.0 (inc) to 8.19.9 (exc)
elasticsearch packetbeat From 9.0.0 (inc) to 9.1.9 (exc)
elasticsearch packetbeat From 9.2.0 (inc) to 9.2.3 (exc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-125 The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) in the NFS protocol dissector that allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a buffer overflow. This happens when the system processes truncated XDR-encoded RPC messages, leading to a denial-of-service (DoS) by crashing a reliable process.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by causing a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. An attacker can remotely crash a reliable process on your system without authentication, potentially disrupting services that rely on the NFS protocol.

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