CVE-2019-10056

HIGH

Suricata 4.1.3 - Out-of-bounds Write in DecodeEthernet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in Suricata 4.1.3. The code mishandles the case of sending a network packet with the right type, such that the function DecodeEthernet in decode-ethernet.c is executed a second time. At this point, the algorithm cuts the first part of the packet and doesn't determine the current length. Specifically, if the packet is exactly 28 long, in the first iteration it subtracts 14 bytes. Then, it is working with a packet length of 14. At this point, the case distinction says it is a valid packet. After that it casts the packet, but this packet has no type, and the program crashes at the type case distinction.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Not Applicable, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://suricata-ids.org/2019/04/30/suricata-4-1-4-released/
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/2946

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0140
EPSS Percentile 69.3%
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-787
Status published
Products (2)
suricata-ids/suricata 4.1.3
suricata-ids/suricata 4.1.4
Published Aug 28, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026