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CVE-2026-45765

Suricata dnp3: unbounded reassembly can lead to resource exhaustion

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 8.0.5, 7.0.16
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: yes
  • Technical impact: partial

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, DNP3 reassembly could buffer data without sufficient parser-level bounds. Crafted DNP3 traffic may cause Suricata to consume excessive memory, potentially resulting in denial of service. Versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 contain a fix. As a workaround, disable DNP3 (which is not enabled by default) if it is not needed, and/or define a limited `stream.reassembly.depth` (0 or absent is unlimited).

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • OISF suricata

    From 8.0.0 · fixed in 8.0.5; fixed in 7.0.16

References 3

GitHub · OISF/suricata

forum.suricata.io

redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org