CVE-2018-1000167

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    CVE-2018-1000167

    Published: 18 Apr 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/2359, https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/remote-code-execution-in-suricata-update

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- dc1a320daadb1cd2372b8ef3c48eb682e50ebd6a
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.0.0a1
    1.0.0b1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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