CVE-2025-68388
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-12-18
Last updated on: 2025-12-23
Assigner: Elastic
Description
Description
Allocation of resources without limits or throttling (CWE-770) allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive allocation (CAPEC-130) of memory and CPU via the integration of malicious IPv4 fragments, leading to a degradation in Packetbeat.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| elasticsearch | packetbeat | From 8.6.0 (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-770 | The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability involves the allocation of resources without limits or throttling, which allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause excessive memory and CPU usage by sending malicious IPv4 fragments. This leads to a denial-of-service condition in Packetbeat.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can cause denial-of-service by exhausting system resources such as memory and CPU, potentially making Packetbeat unavailable or unresponsive.
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