#VU102517 Buffer overflow in Suricata - CVE-2024-55626
Published: January 10, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102517
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-55626
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Suricata
Suricata
Software vendor:
Open Information Security Foundation
Open Information Security Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling very large BPF filter file during startup. A remote attacker can trick the victim into providing a specially crafted BPF file to the application, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.