Description
Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to version 8.0.5, LDAP transaction state could store an unbounded number of responses. Because LDAP can be processed over UDP, crafted traffic may cause Suricata to consume excessive memory, potentially resulting in denial of service. Version 8.0.5 contains a fix. As a workaround, disable LDAP application-layer parsing where it is not required. Alternatively, use a rule like `alert ldap any any -> any any (sid: 1; ldap.responses.count: >1024; bypass;)`.
Published: 2026-09-10
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 16 Sep 2026 18:45:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:oisf:suricata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Oisf
Oisf suricata
Vendors & Products Oisf
Oisf suricata

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Description Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Starting in version 8.0.0 and prior to version 8.0.5, LDAP transaction state could store an unbounded number of responses. Because LDAP can be processed over UDP, crafted traffic may cause Suricata to consume excessive memory, potentially resulting in denial of service. Version 8.0.5 contains a fix. As a workaround, disable LDAP application-layer parsing where it is not required. Alternatively, use a rule like `alert ldap any any -> any any (sid: 1; ldap.responses.count: >1024; bypass;)`.
Title Suricata ldap: unbounded responses per transaction can lead to resource exhaustion
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T20:31:43.085Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T07:45:21.250Z

Link: CVE-2026-45768

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T16:34:30.680Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-10T22:16:56.827

Modified: 2026-09-16T18:31:31.260

Link: CVE-2026-45768

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-10T21:37:17Z

Links: CVE-2026-45768 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T07:45:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling