ubuntu-cve-2017-1000458
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-01-02 18:29
Modified
2025-10-24 04:46
Summary
Details
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "bro",
"binary_version": "2.4.1+dfsg-2build1"
},
{
"binary_name": "bro-common",
"binary_version": "2.4.1+dfsg-2build1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"name": "bro",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/bro@2.4.1+dfsg-2build1?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"2.4+dfsg-1",
"2.4.1+dfsg-1",
"2.4.1+dfsg-2",
"2.4.1+dfsg-2build1"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "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.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000458",
"modified": "2025-10-24T04:46:42Z",
"published": "2018-01-02T18:29:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000458"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://bro-tracker.atlassian.net/browse/BIT-1856"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://github.com/bro/bro/commit/6c0f101a62489b1c5927b4ed63b0e1d37db40282"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000458"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2017-1000458"
]
}
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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