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CVE-2025-68388

MEDIUM
5.3CVSS
Published: 2025-12-18
Updated: 2025-12-23
AI Analysis

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
low
Weaknesses
CWE-770

Metadata

Primary Vendor
ELASTICSEARCH
Published
12/18/2025
Last Modified
12/23/2025
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

elasticsearch : packetbeatelasticsearch : packetbeatelasticsearch : packetbeat

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