Resource exhaustion in Oisf Suricata
CVE-2024-28870
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine developed by the OISF and the Suricata community. When parsing an overly long SSH banner, Suricata can use excessive CPU resources, as well as cause excessive logging volume in alert records. This issue has been patched in versions 6.0.17 and 7.0.4.
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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: 0.006 (46.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 46.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Oisf Suricata — versions <= 6.0.16, >= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-mhhx-xw7r-r5c8 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-28870?
- CVE-2024-28870 is a high-severity vulnerability in Oisf Suricata, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-04-03.
- How severe is CVE-2024-28870?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.