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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.