Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2024· Updated Aug 2, 2024
Suricata uses excessive resource use in malformed ssh traffic parsing
CVE-2024-28870
Description
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine developed by the OISF and the Suricata community. When parsing an overly long SSH banner, Suricata can use excessive CPU resources, as well as cause excessive logging volume in alert records. This issue has been patched in versions 6.0.17 and 7.0.4.
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References
1- github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-mhhx-xw7r-r5c8mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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