VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-1000458
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.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.27% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- bro/bro
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bro-tracker.atlassian.net/browse/BIT-1856Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bro/bro/commit/6c0f101a62489b1c5927b4ed63b0e1d37db40282Third Party Advisory
- https://bro-tracker.atlassian.net/browse/BIT-1856Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bro/bro/commit/6c0f101a62489b1c5927b4ed63b0e1d37db40282Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.