SB2018021902 - Denial of service in Bro
Published: February 19, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018021902
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000458)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to an out-of-bounds write condition in the ContentLine analyzer component. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause a targeted system to stop functioning.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.