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CVE-2024-23835: Suricata's pgsql: memory exhaustion use on record parsing

7.5 CVSS

Description

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to version 7.0.3, excessive memory use during pgsql parsing could lead to OOM-related crashes. This vulnerability is patched in 7.0.3. As workaround, users can disable the pgsql app layer parser.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2024-23835

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor: OISF

Product: suricata

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.13% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 48.67% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-03-14 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-8583-353f-mvwc
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/86de7cffa7e8f06fe9d600127e7dabe89c7e81dd
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/f52c033e566beafb4480c139eb18662a2870464f
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/6411
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GOCOBFUTIFHOP2PZOH4ENRFXRBHIRKK4/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZXJIT7R53ZXROO3I256RFUWTIW4ECK6P/

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