High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 18, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1000167
CVE-2018-1000167
Description
OISF suricata-update version 1.0.0a1 contains an Insecure Deserialization vulnerability in the insecure yaml.load-Function as used in the following files: config.py:136, config.py:142, sources.py:99 and sources.py:131. The "list-sources"-command is affected by this bug. that can result in Remote Code Execution(even as root if suricata-update is called by root). This attack appears to be exploitable via a specially crafted yaml-file at https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/rules/index.yaml. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.0.0b1.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
suricata-updatePyPI | < 1.0.0b1 | 1.0.0b1 |
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References
7- tech.feedyourhead.at/content/remote-code-execution-in-suricata-updatenvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-7c4h-w765-6pwgghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000167ghsaADVISORY
- redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/2359nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/OISF/suricata-update/commit/76270e73128ca1299b4e33e7e2a74ac3d963a97aghsaWEB
- github.com/OISF/suricata-update/pull/23ghsaWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/suricata-update/PYSEC-2018-75.yamlghsaWEB
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