BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-12-18

Last updated on: 2025-12-23

Assigner: Elastic

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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Meta Information

Published

2025-12-18

Last Modified

2025-12-23

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-12-19

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-68388

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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Executive Summary

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.

Impact Analysis

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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