CVE-2017-11480
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Denial of service in github.com/elastic/beats
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats | <5.6.4 | 5.6.4 |
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats | >=6.0.0-alpha1,<6.0.0 | 6.0.0 |
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats | <6.1.0+incompatible | 6.1.0+incompatible |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| elasticsearch | packetbeat | {"endExcluding":"5.6.4"} | 5.6.4 |
References
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-5-6-4-security-update/106739
- 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://github.com/elastic/beats
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0643
CWEs
CWE-404
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