PYSEC-2018-75

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    PYSEC-2018-75

    Published: 18 Apr 2018Last Modified: 10 Jun 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://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/remote-code-execution-in-suricata-update, https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/2359, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7c4h-w765-6pwg

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: suricata-update

    Purl: pkg:pypi/suricata-update

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.0b1

    Affected versions

    1.0.0a1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High