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TI-2017-14669 Aliases CVE-2017-1000458GHSA-xj3r-h978-v848

Bro before Bro v2.5.2 is vulnerable to an out of bounds write in the ContentLine analyzer…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Bro before Bro v2.5.2 is vulnerable to an out of bounds write in the ContentLine analyzer allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly other exploitation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02267 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bro:bro:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.5.2VulnerableBro
  • cpe:2.3:a:bro:bro:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·Bro

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000458
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xj3r-h978-v848

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2018-12161 In Bro through 2.5.5, there is a DoS in IRC protocol names command parsing in analyzer/protocol/irc/IRC.cc. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-12036 In Bro through 2.5.5, there is a memory leak potentially leading to DoS in… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-01372 analyzer/protocol/dnp3/DNP3.cc in Bro before 2.3.2 does not reject certain non-zero… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-01371 analyzer/protocol/dnp3/DNP3.cc in Bro before 2.3.2 does not properly handle zero values… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

Sources

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