Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting suricata package, versions <7.0.7-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-SURICATA-8489573
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed16 Oct 2024

Introduced: 16 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-45797  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-770  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 suricata to version 7.0.7-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream suricata package and not the suricata package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

LibHTP is a security-aware parser for the HTTP protocol and the related bits and pieces. Prior to version 0.5.49, unbounded processing of HTTP request and response headers can lead to excessive CPU time and memory utilization, possibly leading to extreme slowdowns. This issue is addressed in 0.5.49.