CVE-2018-1000167
HIGHOISF suricata-update <1.0.0a1 - Insecure Deserialization
Title source: llmDescription
OISF suricata-update version 1.0.0a1 contains an Insecure Deserialization vulnerability in the insecure yaml.load-Function as used in the following files: config.py:136, config.py:142, sources.py:99 and sources.py:131. The "list-sources"-command is affected by this bug. that can result in Remote Code Execution(even as root if suricata-update is called by root). This attack appears to be exploitable via a specially crafted yaml-file at https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/rules/index.yaml. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.0.0b1.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/remote-code-execution-in-suricata-update
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/2359
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0416
EPSS Percentile
89.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-502
Status
published
Products (2)
oisf/suricata-update
1.0.0a1
pypi/suricata-update
0 - 1.0.0b1PyPI
Published
Apr 18, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026