CVE-2016-10728
An issue was discovered in Suricata before 3.1.2. If an ICMPv4 error packet is received as the...
An issue was discovered in Suricata before 3.1.2. If an ICMPv4 error packet is received as the first packet on a flow in the to_client direction, it confuses the rule grouping lookup logic. The toclient inspection will then continue with the wrong rule group. This can lead to missed detection.
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
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Suricata before 3.1.2. If an ICMPv4 error packet is received as the first packet on a flow in the to_client direction, it confuses the rule grouping lookup logic. The toclient inspection will then continue with the wrong rule group. This can lead to missed detection.
- Record
CVE-2016-10728- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Suricata before 3.1.2. If an ICMPv4 error packet is received as the first packet on a flow in the to_client direction, it confuses the rule grouping lookup logic. The toclient inspection will then continue with the wrong rule group. This can lead to missed detection.
- Record
CVE-2016-10728- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-1726 No score
An issue was discovered in Suricata before 3.1.2. If an ICMPv4 error packet is received as the first packet on a flow in the to_client direction, it confuses the rule grouping lookup logic. The toclient inspection will then continue with the wrong rule group. This can lead to missed detection.
- Record
EUVD-2016-1726- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hg98-gwg7-w72p
An issue was discovered in Suricata before 3.1.2. If an ICMPv4 error packet is received as the...
An issue was discovered in Suricata before 3.1.2. If an ICMPv4 error packet is received as the first packet on a flow in the to_client direction, it confuses the rule grouping lookup logic. The toclient inspection will then continue with the wrong rule group. This can lead to missed detection.
- Record
GHSA-hg98-gwg7-w72p- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in Suricata before 3.1.2. If an ICMPv4 error packet is received as the first packet on a flow in the to_client direction, it confuses the rule grouping lookup logic. The toclient inspection will then continue with the wrong rule group. This can lead to missed detection.
- Record
CVE-2016-10728- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-10728
An issue was discovered in Suricata before 3.1.2. If an ICMPv4 error packet is received as the first packet on a flow in the to_client direction, it confuses the rule grouping lookup logic. The toclient inspection will then continue with the wrong rule group. This can lead to missed detection.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10728- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-10728
An issue was discovered in Suricata before 3.1.2. If an ICMPv4 error packet is received as the first packet on a flow in the to_client direction, it confuses the rule grouping lookup logic. The toclient inspection will then continue with the wrong rule group. This can lead to missed detection.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10728- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - 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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
suricataDebian:13 |
before 3.1.2-1 | 3.1.2-1 |
suricataDebian:14 |
before 3.1.2-1 | 3.1.2-1 |
suricataDebian:8 |
before 2.0.7-2+deb8u2, plus listed versions 2.0.7-22.0.7-2+deb8u1 |
2.0.7-2+deb8u2 |
suricataUbuntu: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 |
suricataopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 8.0.0-1.1 | 8.0.0-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-10728 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Suricata-ids Suricata, published July 23, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.09%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in suricata 3.1.2-1.
References
suricata-ids.org/2016/09/07/suricata-3-1-2-released
redmine.openinfosecfoundation.org/issues/1880
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00019.html
github.com/kirillwow/ids_bypass
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10728
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10728
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10728
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10728
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10728