Vulnerability · Published Nov 26, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2025-64335Suricata is vulnerable to a null deref when used with base64_data

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity null pointer dereference in suricata from OISF. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 38% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 61.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Suricata is a network IDS, IPS and NSM engine developed by the OISF (Open Information Security Foundation) and the Suricata community. In versions from 8.0.0 to before 8.0.2, a NULL dereference can occur when the entropy keyword is used in conjunction with base64_data. This issue has been patched in version 8.0.2. A workaround involves disabling rules that use entropy in conjunction with base64_data.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.24suricata8.0.2-r0ALPINE-CVE-2025-64335
Debian:14suricata1:8.0.2-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-64335
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSsuricatano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-64335
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSsuricatano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-64335
Ubuntu:25.10suricatano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-64335

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
OISF suricata >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.2

Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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