Vulnerability in Oisf Suricata
CVE-2024-55626
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.8, a large BPF filter file provided to Suricata at startup can lead to a buffer overflow at Suricata startup. The issue has been addressed in Suricata 7.0.8.
EPSS: 0.002 (15.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Oisf Suricata — versions < 7.0.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-55626?
- CVE-2024-55626 is a low-severity vulnerability in Oisf Suricata, classified under Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-01-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-55626?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-55626 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.