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CVE-2024-32663

Suricata 's http2 parser contains an improper compressed header handling can lead to resource starvation

7.5 HighFix available

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.5 and 6.0.19, a small amount of HTTP/2 traffic can lead to Suricata using a large amount of memory. The issue has been addressed in Suricata 7.0.5 and 6.0.19. Workarounds include disabling the HTTP/2 parser and reducing app-layer.protocols.http2.max-table-size value (default is 65536).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.96%Up 0.9 points since May 8, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

Suricata 's http2 parser contains an improper compressed header handling can lead to resource starvation

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.5 and 6.0.19, a small amount of HTTP/2 traffic can lead to Suricata using a large amount of memory. The issue has been addressed in Suricata 7.0.5 and 6.0.19. Workarounds include disabling the HTTP/2 parser and reducing app-layer.protocols.http2.max-table-size value (default is 65536).

Record
CVE-2024-32663
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-30454 7.5

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.5 and 6.0.19, a small amount of HTTP/2 traffic can lead to Suricata using a large amount of memory. The issue has been addressed in Suricata 7.0.5 and 6.0.19. Workarounds include disabling the HTTP/2 parser and reducing app-layer.protocols.http2.max-table-size value (default is 65536).

Record
EUVD-2024-30454
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.5

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.5 and 6.0.19, a small amount of HTTP/2 traffic can lead to Suricata using a large amount of memory. The issue has been addressed in Suricata 7.0.5 and 6.0.19. Workarounds include disabling the HTTP/2 parser and reducing app-layer.protocols.http2.max-table-size value (default is 65536).

Record
CVE-2024-32663
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2024-32663 7.5

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.5 and 6.0.19, a small amount of HTTP/2 traffic can lead to Suricata using a large amount of memory. The issue has been addressed in Suricata 7.0.5 and 6.0.19. Workarounds include disabling the HTTP/2 parser and reducing app-layer.protocols.http2.max-table-size value (default is 65536).

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2024-32663
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSV 7.5

Suricata 's http2 parser contains an improper compressed header handling can lead to resource starvation

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.5 and 6.0.19, a small amount of HTTP/2 traffic can lead to Suricata using a large amount of memory. The issue has been addressed in Suricata 7.0.5 and 6.0.19. Workarounds include disabling the HTTP/2 parser and reducing app-layer.protocols.http2.max-table-size value (default is 65536).

Record
CVE-2024-32663
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-400, CWE-770
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-32663 7.5

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.5 and 6.0.19, a small amount of HTTP/2 traffic can lead to Suricata using a large amount of memory. The issue has been addressed in Suricata 7.0.5 and 6.0.19. Workarounds include disabling the HTTP/2 parser and reducing app-layer.protocols.http2.max-table-size value (default is 65536).

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-32663
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-32663 7.5

Suricata is a network Intrusion Detection System, Intrusion Prevention System and Network Security Monitoring engine. Prior to 7.0.5 and 6.0.19, a small amount of HTTP/2 traffic can lead to Suricata using a large amount of memory. The issue has been addressed in Suricata 7.0.5 and 6.0.19. Workarounds include disabling the HTTP/2 parser and reducing app-layer.protocols.http2.max-table-size value (default is 65536).

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-32663
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:15394-1 No score

libsuricata8_0_0-8.0.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libsuricata8_0_0-8.0.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:15394-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
suricata
Alpine:v3.20
6.0.0 up to 7.0.6-r0
7.0.6-r0
suricata
Alpine:v3.21
6.0.0 up to 7.0.6-r0
7.0.6-r0
suricata
Alpine:v3.22
6.0.0 up to 7.0.6-r0
7.0.6-r0
suricata
Alpine:v3.23
6.0.0 up to 7.0.6-r0
7.0.6-r0
suricata
Alpine:v3.24
6.0.0 up to 7.0.6-r0
7.0.6-r0
suricata
Debian:13
before 1:7.0.5-1
1:7.0.5-1
suricata
Debian:14
before 1:7.0.5-1
1:7.0.5-1
suricata
Debian:11
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 1:6.0.1-3+deb11u1, plus listed versions
1:6.0.1-3
1:6.0.1-3+deb11u1
suricata
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.0.8-1build12.0.9-12.0.10-12.0.10-22.0.11-13.0-1
None known
suricata
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.2-2ubuntu3
None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
suricata
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:6.0.4-21:6.0.4-3
None known
suricata
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:7.0.0-21:7.0.2-11:7.0.2-1build11:7.0.3-1build11:7.0.3-1build3
None known
suricata
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
1:7.0.8-21:7.0.10-1
None known
suricata
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
1:8.0.3-11:8.0.5-11:8.0.6-1
None known
suricata
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1:7.0.10-11:8.0.1-3build11:8.0.2-11:8.0.2-1build11:8.0.3-1
None known
suricata
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 30 CVEs
before 8.0.0-1.1
8.0.0-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
affected, aliases, referencesOSV
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-32663 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Oisf Suricata, published May 7, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.96%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in suricata 7.0.6-r0.

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