CVE-2018-10242: High severity suricata vulnerability

Published Apr 4, 2019
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Updated

Suricata version 4.0.4 incorrectly handles the parsing of the SSH banner. A malformed SSH banner can cause the parsing code to read beyond the allocated data because SSHParseBanner in app-layer-ssh.c lacks a length check.

Affected Software

3 affected components
OISF Suricata=4.0.4
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Suricata-ids Suricata=4.0.4

Event History

Apr 4, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:59 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:59 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-10242?

CVE-2018-10242 is a vulnerability in Suricata version 4.0.4 that incorrectly handles the parsing of the SSH banner.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10242?

The severity of CVE-2018-10242 is high with a CVSS score of 7.5.

3

How does CVE-2018-10242 affect Suricata?

CVE-2018-10242 affects Suricata version 4.0.4.

4

How does CVE-2018-10242 affect Debian Linux?

CVE-2018-10242 affects Debian Linux version 8.0.

5

How can I fix CVE-2018-10242?

To fix CVE-2018-10242, update Suricata to version 4.0.5 or later.

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