CVE-2025-68388

Packetbeat · Vulnerability

CVSS 3.1 5.3 MEDIUMEUVD CVSS 3.1 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Secondary 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS_V3 Publisher rating HIGHFixed by github.com/elastic/beats 8.19.9 Fixed by github.com/elastic/beats 9.1.9 Fixed by github.com/elastic/beats 9.2.3 Fixed by github.com/elastic/beats/v7 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20251209162832-28cfc80d2f4eosv · severity unknownFixed by github.com/elastic/beats/v7 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20251209162832-28cfc80d2f4eKEV status unknown

Original advisory

cve-program · CVE-2025-68388

Published

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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euvd · EUVD-2025-204397

Published

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nvd · CVE-2025-68388

Published

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osv · GHSA-fj69-23m4-ccvv

Published

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osv · GO-2025-4253

Published

Elasticsearch Packetbeat has Excessive Allocation of Memory and CPU via Malicious IPv4 Fragments in github.com/elastic/beats

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Affected versions, risk and source history

cve-program · CVE-2025-68388

Published

Packetbeat

Vendor product

Publisher's version information

Shown as published. These rules are not interpreted as NuGet package version ranges.

{
                    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
                    "product": "Packetbeat",
                    "vendor": "Elastic",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "8.19.8",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "8.6.0",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "9.1.8",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "9.0.0",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        },
                        {
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "9.2.2",
                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "9.2.0",
                            "versionType": "semver"
                        }
                    ]
                }

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euvd · EUVD-2025-204397

Published

EUVD source date text has no stated timezone and is retained without inventing a UTC instant. Related bulletin membership is not an alias, common cause or applicability claim. A missing vector with a zero score is treated as unrated. Complete vendor/product and underlying source evidence remains in the original JSON.

Original publisher date fields

datePublished: Dec 18, 2025, 9:33:50 PM

dateUpdated: Dec 19, 2025, 11:46:39 AM

No normalized affected-package data is projected for this source revision. The original publisher record may contain additional product and version evidence; this does not establish that a package is unaffected.

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nvd · CVE-2025-68388

Published

NVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.

Source analysis status: Analyzed

Weakness classifications: CWE-770

Original publisher date fields

published: 2025-12-18T22:16:02.683

lastModified: 2026-06-17T09:59:02.797

1 source CPE criteria · context only

cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:packetbeat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.

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osv · GHSA-fj69-23m4-ccvv

Published

github.com/elastic/beats

SEMVER · introduced 8.6.0 → fixed 8.19.9

github.com/elastic/beats

SEMVER · introduced 9.0.0 → fixed 9.1.9

github.com/elastic/beats

SEMVER · introduced 9.2.0 → fixed 9.2.3

github.com/elastic/beats/v7

SEMVER · introduced 0 → fixed 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20251209162832-28cfc80d2f4e

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osv · GO-2025-4253

Published

github.com/elastic/beats

SEMVER · introduced 0

github.com/elastic/beats/v7

SEMVER · introduced 0 → fixed 7.0.0-alpha2.0.20251209162832-28cfc80d2f4e

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