CVE-2025-68382
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-12-18
Last updated on: 2025-12-23
Assigner: Elastic
Description
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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Affected Vendors & Products
| 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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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-125 | The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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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