Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input (CWE-1285) in Filebeat Syslog parser and the Libbeat Dissect processor can allow a user to trigger a Buffer Overflow (CAPEC-100) and cause a denial of service (panic/crash) of the Filebeat process via either a malformed Syslog message or a malicious tokenizer pattern in the Dissect configuration.
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Description Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input (CWE-1285) in Filebeat Syslog parser and the Libbeat Dissect processor can allow a user to trigger a Buffer Overflow (CAPEC-100) and cause a denial of service (panic/crash) of the Filebeat process via either a malformed Syslog message or a malicious tokenizer pattern in the Dissect configuration.
Title Filebeat Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input
Weaknesses CWE-1284
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-18T22:00:12.479Z

Reserved: 2025-12-16T17:26:09.355Z

Link: CVE-2025-68383

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-18T22:16:02.387

Modified: 2025-12-18T22:16:02.387

Link: CVE-2025-68383

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