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CVE-2021-45098

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2021-12-16 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

An issue was discovered in Suricata before 6.0.4. It is possible to bypass/evade any HTTP-based signature by faking an RST TCP packet with random TCP options of the md5header from the client side. After the three-way handshake, it's possible to inject an RST ACK with a random TCP md5header option. Then, the client can send an HTTP GET request with a forbidden URL. The server will ignore the RST ACK and send the response HTTP packet for the client's request. These packets will not trigger a Suricata reject action.

Affected Platforms

Oisf SuricataDebian Debian Linux

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-noinfo

References