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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
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
- github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-8583-353f-mvwc (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/86de7cffa7e8f06fe9d600127e7dabe89c7e81dd (Patch)
- github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/f52c033e566beafb4480c139eb18662a2870464f (Patch)
- redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6411 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (Mailing List)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (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.