CVE-2024-28870
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.006 · 48 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine developed by the OISF and the Suricata community. When parsing an overly long SSH banner, Suricata can use excessive CPU resources, as well as cause excessive logging volume in alert records. This issue has been patched in versions 6.0.17 and 7.0.4.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (11)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (4)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-28870/cnnvd
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-mhhx-xw7r-r5c8cnnvd
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-mhhx-xw7r-r5c8enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-mhhx-xw7r-r5c8Vendor Advisorynvd
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