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Suricata CVE-2024-55627

MEDIUM
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
2025-01-06 security-advisories@github.com
5.9
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:02 vuln.today
Patch released
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:02 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Jan 06, 2025 - 18:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.9

DescriptionNVD

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.8, a specially crafted TCP stream can lead to a very large buffer overflow while being zero-filled during initialization with memset due to an unsigned integer underflow. The issue has been addressed in Suricata 7.0.8.

AnalysisAI

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-122. Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.8, a specially crafted TCP stream can lead to a very large buffer overflow while being zero-filled during initialization with memset due to an unsigned integer underflow. The issue has been addressed in Suricata 7.0.8. Affected products include: Oisf Suricata. Version information: Prior to 7.0.8.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Vendor StatusVendor

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CVE-2024-55627 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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