Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Affecting bro package, versions <2.5.5-1+deb10u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-BRO-325917
  • published25 Sept 2018
  • disclosed11 Sept 2018

Introduced: 11 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16807  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-772  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 bro to version 2.5.5-1+deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream bro package and not the bro package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Bro through 2.5.5, there is a memory leak potentially leading to DoS in scripts/base/protocols/krb/main.bro in the Kerberos protocol parser.