Resource exhaustion in Oisf Suricata
CVE-2024-23835
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to version 7.0.3, excessive memory use during pgsql parsing could lead to OOM-related crashes. This vulnerability is patched in 7.0.3. As workaround, users can disable the pgsql app layer parser.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
EPSS: 0.009 (56.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Oisf Suricata — versions >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38, 39
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Mailing List)
- security-advisories@github.com (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-23835?
- CVE-2024-23835 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oisf Suricata, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-02-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-23835?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-23835 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.