{"cve":"CVE-2018-1000167","nvd":{"published":"2018-04-18T19:29:00.833","modified":"2026-06-17T01:32:34.457","status":"Modified","description":"OISF suricata-update version 1.0.0a1 contains an Insecure Deserialization vulnerability in the insecure yaml.load-Function as used in the following files: config.py:136, config.py:142, sources.py:99 and sources.py:131. The \"list-sources\"-command is affected by this bug. that can result in Remote Code Execution(even as root if suricata-update is called by root). This attack appears to be exploitable via a specially crafted yaml-file at https://www.openinfosecfoundation.org/rules/index.yaml. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.0.0b1.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-502"],"references":["https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/2359","https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/remote-code-execution-in-suricata-update","https://redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/2359","https://tech.feedyourhead.at/content/remote-code-execution-in-suricata-update"],"products":["oisf:suricata-update"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:49:59.483420567+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-1000167","score":0.04052,"percentile":0.90643,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-7c4h-w765-6pwg","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7c4h-w765-6pwg","summary":"OISF suricata-update unsafely deserializes YAML data","modified":"2024-10-28T14:53:28.409411Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"suricata-update","purl":"pkg:pypi/suricata-update","ranges":["<1.0.0b1"],"fixed":["1.0.0b1"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2018-75","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2018-75","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:02:42.638662554Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"suricata-update","purl":"pkg:pypi/suricata-update","ranges":["<1.0.0b1"],"fixed":["1.0.0b1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}