Denial of Service Vulnerability in Logstash by Elastic
CVE-2016-10363
7.5HIGH
Summary
A vulnerability exists in Logstash versions before 2.3.3, where the Netflow Codec plugin is susceptible to denial of service attacks. Malicious attackers can exploit this flaw by sending specially crafted Netflow v5, Netflow v9, or IPFIX packets, which the codec fails to handle correctly. As a result, the Logstash process may terminate unexpectedly, potentially disrupting services that rely on real-time data processing.
Affected Version(s)
Logstash before 2.3.3
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved