CVE-2017-11480
HIGHPacketbeat < 5.6.4 - Denial of Service in PostgreSQL Protocol Handler
Title source: llmDescription
Packetbeat versions prior to 5.6.4 are affected by a denial of service flaw in the PostgreSQL protocol handler. If Packetbeat is listening for PostgreSQL traffic and a user is able to send arbitrary network traffic to the monitored port, the attacker could prevent Packetbeat from properly logging other PostgreSQL traffic.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-5-6-4-security-update/106739
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0054
EPSS Percentile
67.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-404
Status
published
Products (3)
elastic/beats
0 - 5.6.4Go
Elastic/Packetbeat
before 5.6.4
elasticsearch/packetbeat
< 5.6.4
Published
Dec 08, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026