high7.5
CVE-2017-11480
Denial of Service in Packetbeat
Impact
Packetbeat versions prior to 5.6.4 and 6.0.0 are affected by a denial of service flaw in the PostgreSQL protocol handler. If Packetbeat is listening for PostgreSQL traffic and a user is able to send arbitrary network traffic to the monitored port, the attacker could prevent Packetbeat from properly logging other PostgreSQL traffic.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com/elastic/beats | < 5.6.4 | 5.6.4 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elasticsearch | Packetbeat | before 5.6.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-5-6-4-security-update/106739
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9q3g-m353-cp4p
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11480
- https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/5457
- https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/5479
- https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/5480
- https://github.com/elastic/beats/commit/aeca65779d573976981587ca1d1461399e1b59dd
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0643