CVE-2026-63451: Heap Overflow (CVSS 3.3)

Description

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. From 8.0.0 until 8.0.6, a locally supplied detection rule that combines frame inspection without content and a transformed match without content can make src/detect-engine-prefilter.c select multiple non-prefilter frame engines while preparing signatures for non-prefilter inspection. Loading the crafted rule, including in test mode, can trigger a heap buffer overflow and crash Suricata; network traffic alone cannot reach the flaw. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.6.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

3.3

LOW

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

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0015

Probability of exploitation

0.04%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-122 CWE-122

References

Other References

https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/5449ae170bfce213907d9bab87143a59774ed48f https://github.com/OISF/suricata/commit/d62acf5d75a61b76b16815e773408852f41b1975 https://github.com/OISF/suricata/pull/15807 https://github.com/OISF/suricata/releases/tag/suricata-8.0.6 https://github.com/OISF/suricata/security/advisories/GHSA-6qwq-j83r-qp34 https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/8590

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-63451? +

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. From 8.0.0 until 8.0.6, a locally supplied detection rule that combines frame inspection without content and a transformed match without content can make src/detect-engine-prefilter.c select multiple non-prefilter frame engines while preparing signatures for non-prefilter inspection. Loading the crafted rule, including in test mode, can trigger a heap buffer overflow and crash Suricata; network traffic alone cannot reach the flaw. This issue is fixed in version 8.0.6. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2026-63451? +

CVE-2026-63451 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.3 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact. The EPSS score is 0.0015, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-63451? +

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