What is the severity of CVE-2024-28870?

CVE-2024-28870 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause excessive CPU resource consumption.

How do I fix CVE-2024-28870?

To mitigate CVE-2024-28870, upgrade Suricata to version 6.0.18 or 7.0.5 or later.

What types of systems are affected by CVE-2024-28870?

CVE-2024-28870 affects versions of Suricata up to 6.0.17 and 7.0.4.

What problems can CVE-2024-28870 cause?

CVE-2024-28870 can lead to excessive CPU usage and significant logging issues when processing long SSH banners.

Who is responsible for addressing CVE-2024-28870?

The OISF community and users of affected Suricata versions are responsible for applying the necessary updates to mitigate CVE-2024-28870.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2024-28870

high

7.5

CWE

770

EPSS

0.043%

3/4/2024

2/8/2024

CVE-2024-28870: Suricata uses excessive resource use in malformed ssh traffic parsing

First published: Wed Apr 03 2024(Updated: )

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine developed by the OISF and the Suricata community. When parsing an overly long SSH banner, Suricata can use excessive CPU resources, as well as cause excessive logging volume in alert records. This issue has been patched in versions 6.0.17 and 7.0.4.

Credit: security-advisories@github.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
OISF Suricata	<6.0.17<7.0.4

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Reference Links

https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-mhhx-xw7r-r5c8

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-28870?
CVE-2024-28870 is classified as a moderate severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause excessive CPU resource consumption.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28870?
To mitigate CVE-2024-28870, upgrade Suricata to version 6.0.18 or 7.0.5 or later.
What types of systems are affected by CVE-2024-28870?
CVE-2024-28870 affects versions of Suricata up to 6.0.17 and 7.0.4.
What problems can CVE-2024-28870 cause?
CVE-2024-28870 can lead to excessive CPU usage and significant logging issues when processing long SSH banners.
Who is responsible for addressing CVE-2024-28870?
The OISF community and users of affected Suricata versions are responsible for applying the necessary updates to mitigate CVE-2024-28870.

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