OISF suricata-update version 1.0.0a1 contains an Insecure Deserialization vulnerability in the insecure yaml.load-Function as used in the following files: config.py:136, config.py:142, sources.py:99 a
OISF suricata-update version 1.0.0a1 contains an Insecure Deserialization vulnerability in the insecure yaml.load-Function as used in the following files: config.py:136, config.py:142, sources.py:99 and sources.py:131. The "list-sources"-command is affected by this bug. that can result in Remote Code Execution(even as root if suricata-update is called by root). This attack appears to be exploitable via a specially crafted yaml-file at https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/rules/index.yaml. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.0.0b1.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | suricata-update | < 1.0.0b1 | 1.0.0b1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000167
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata-update/pull/23
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata-update/commit/76270e73128ca1299b4e33e7e2a74ac3d963a97a
- https://github.com/OISF/suricata-update
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/suricata-update/PYSEC-2018-75.yaml
- https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/2359
- https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/remote-code-execution-in-suricata-update
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7c4h-w765-6pwg
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
suricata-update- Disclosed
- 18.04.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7c4h-w765-6pwg - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2018-75 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: suricata-update
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