7.5
HIGH
CVE-2024-38536
Suricata Integer Overflow Crash
Description

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. A memory allocation failure due to `http.memcap` being reached leads to a NULL-ptr reference leading to a crash. Upgrade to 7.0.6.

INFO

Published Date :

July 11, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 12, 2024, 6:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-38536 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Oisf suricata
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-38536.

URL Resource
https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-j32j-4w6g-94hh Vendor Advisory
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7029 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7033 Issue Tracking

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-38536 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-38536 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-j32j-4w6g-94hh No Types Assigned https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-j32j-4w6g-94hh Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7029 No Types Assigned https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7029 Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7033 No Types Assigned https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7033 Issue Tracking
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.0.6
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. A memory allocation failure due to `http.memcap` being reached leads to a NULL-ptr reference leading to a crash. Upgrade to 7.0.6.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-j32j-4w6g-94hh [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7029 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/7033 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-476
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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