Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 26, 2025· Updated Dec 12, 2025
Suricata is vulnerable to a null deref when used with base64_data
CVE-2025-64335
Description
Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. In versions from 8.0.0 to before 8.0.2, a NULL dereference can occur when the entropy keyword is used in conjunction with base64_data. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.2. A workaround involves disabling rules that use entropy in conjunction with base64_data.
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References
2- github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/c935f08cd988600fd0a4f828a585b181dd5de012mitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-v299-h7p3-q4f2mitrex_refsource_CONFIRM
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