CVE-2025-68388

Published Dec 18, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fj69-23m4-ccvv Elasticsearch Packetbeat has Excessive Allocation of Memory and CPU via Malicious IPv4 Fragments
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch packetbeat
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:packetbeat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch packetbeat
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Packetbeat Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Type Values Removed Values Added
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 denial-of-service in Packetbeat. 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.
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic packetbeat
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic packetbeat
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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 denial-of-service in Packetbeat.
Title Packetbeat Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
elastic
Published
Updated
Dec 19, 2025, 11:46 AM
Reserved
Dec 16, 2025, 7:18 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Dec 18, 2025, 10:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:59 AM