Vulnerability identifier: #VU35586

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10055

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Suricata
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: Open Information Security Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

An issue was discovered in Suricata 4.1.3. The function ftp_pasv_response lacks a check for the length of part1 and part2, leading to a crash within the ftp/mod.rs file.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Suricata: 4.1.4

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External links
http://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/2949
http://suricata-ids.org/2019/04/30/suricata-4-1-4-released/

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.