Improper input validation in Open Information Security Foundation Suricata
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Open Information Security Foundation Suricata prior to version 4.1.2 is affected by: Denial of Service - DNS detection bypass. The impact is: An attacker can evade a signature detection with a specialy formed network packet. The component is: app-layer-detect-proto.c, decode.c, decode-teredo.c and decode-ipv6.c (https://github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/3590/commits/11f3659f64a4e42e90cb3c09fcef66894205aefe, https://github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/3590/commits/8357ef3f8ffc7d99ef6571350724160de356158b). The attack vector is: An attacker can trigger the vulnerability by sending a specifically crafted network request. The fixed version is: 4.1.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Information Security Foundation | Suricata | prior to version 4.1.2 [fixed: 4.1.2] | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Suricata VendorOpen Information Security Foundation Affected prior to version 4.1.2 [fixed: 4.1.2] Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | OISF |
| cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | OISF |
| cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.5 | Vulnerable | OISF |
| cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:4.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | OISF |
- cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·OISF
- cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·OISF
- cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.5 Vulnerable ·OISF
- cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:4.1.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·OISF
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-1010251
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28r9-967h-xvcv
References
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Sources
- CVE-2019-1010251 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-1010251 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-28r9-967h-xvcv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-1010251 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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