OISF Suricata up to 8.0.0 ldap.responses.attribute_type stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in OISF Suricata up to 8.0.0. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument ldap.responses.attribute_type results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-59149. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OISF Suricata up to 8.0.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument ldap.responses.attribute_type with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. In version 8.0.0, rules using keyword ldap.responses.attribute_type (which is long) with transforms can lead to a stack buffer overflow during Suricata startup or during a rule reload. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.1. To workaround this issue, users can disable rules with ldap.responses.attribute_type and transforms.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-59149 since 09/09/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 269722 (Suricata 8.0.0 < 8.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 38a2cba5c397002047d84645f5ab770ff88020e1 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (269722). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 269722
Nessus Name: Suricata 8.0.0 < 8.0.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Suricata 8.0.1
Patch: 38a2cba5c397002047d84645f5ab770ff88020e1

Timelineinfo

09/09/2025 CVE reserved
10/02/2025 +23 days Advisory disclosed
10/02/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/09/2025 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 7861
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-59149 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-59149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-326688

Entryinfo

Created: 10/02/2025 08:19
Updated: 10/09/2025 07:30
Changes: 10/02/2025 08:19 (67), 10/09/2025 07:30 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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