CVE-2018-16807 describes a memory leak vulnerability in Bro versions up to 2.5.5, specifically within the Kerberos protocol parser (scripts/base/protocols/krb/main.bro). This flaw could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, impacting availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bro:bro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.