Resource exhaustion in Oisf Suricata
CVE-2025-29916
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Datasets declared in rules have an option to specify the `hashsize` to use. This size setting isn't properly limited, so…
EPSS: 0.002 (12.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Oisf Suricata — versions < 7.0.9
Weakness classification (CWE)
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-29916?
- CVE-2025-29916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Oisf Suricata, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2025-04-10.
- How severe is CVE-2025-29916?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.