#VU87827 Resource exhaustion in Suricata - CVE-2024-23836
Vulnerability identifier: #VU87827
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
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 attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Suricata: 6.0.0 - 6.0.15, 7.0.0 - 7.0.2
External links
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-q33q-45cr-3cpc
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/18841a58da71e735ddf4e52cbfa6989755ecbeb7
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/2a2120ecf10c5b5713ec2bf59469fe57f7b5b747
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/83c5567ea7b0b28376f57dcfee9c6301448c7bc7
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/8efaebe293e2a74c8e323fa85a6f5fadf82801bc
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/97953998d2d60673ed6c30ddfb6a2d59b4230f97
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/b1549e930f6426eeff43f12b672337cbcda566b8
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/cd035d59e3df157b606f4fe67324ea8e437be786
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/ce9b90326949c94a46611d6394e28600ee5e8bd5
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/e7e28822f473320658d6125f16ac3f0524baff01
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/f9de1cca6182e571f1c02387dca6e695e55608af
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6531
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6532
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6540
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6658
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6659
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6660
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GOCOBFUTIFHOP2PZOH4ENRFXRBHIRKK4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZXJIT7R53ZXROO3I256RFUWTIW4ECK6P/
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.
