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CVE-2026-45761 (GCVE-0-2026-45761)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-10 21:02 – Updated: 2026-09-15 15:01
VLAI
Title
Suricata detect: case-insensitive frame handling can cause heap buffer overflow during rule load
Summary
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5, a crafted rule using mixed-case frame syntax could trigger a heap buffer overflow while Suricata is loading signatures. The issue is reached during rule parsing/loading rather than by network traffic alone. Versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 contain a fix. As a workaround, preprocess rules to check that frames are all lowercase and/or only load trusted rulesets.
Severity
3.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-15 15:01 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
OISF suricata Affected: >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.5
Affected: < 7.0.16
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