#VU35905 Integer underflow in Suricata - CVE-2019-10053

Vulnerability identifier: #VU35905

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10053

CWE-ID: CWE-191

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Suricata
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: Open Information Security Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

An issue was discovered in Suricata 4.1.x before 4.1.4. If the input of the function SSHParseBanner is composed only of a character, then the program runs into a heap-based buffer over-read. This occurs because the erroneous search for results in an integer underflow.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Suricata: 4.1.0 - 4.1.3

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External links
https://lists.openinfosecfoundation.org/pipermail/oisf-announce/
https://suricata-ids.org/2019/04/30/suricata-4-1-4-released/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.