CVE-2026-45761 PUBLISHED

Suricata detect: case-insensitive frame handling can cause heap buffer overflow during rule load

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 13.05.2026 Published: 10.09.2026 Updated: 10.09.2026

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, a crafted rule using mixed-case frame syntax could trigger a heap buffer overflow while Suricata is loading signatures. The issue is reached during rule parsing/loading rather than by network traffic alone. Versions 7.0.16 and 8.0.5 contain a fix. As a workaround, preprocess rules to check that frames are all lowercase and/or only load trusted rulesets.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS Score: 3.3

Product Status

Vendor OISF
Product suricata
Versions
  • Version >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.5 is affected
  • Version < 7.0.16 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow CWE