Packetbeat versions prior to 5.6.4 are affected by a denial of service flaw in the PostgreSQL protocol handler
Published Dec 8, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.44%
Description
Packetbeat versions prior to 5.6.4 are affected by a denial of service flaw in the PostgreSQL protocol handler. If Packetbeat is listening for PostgreSQL traffic and a user is able to send arbitrary network traffic to the monitored port, the attacker could prevent Packetbeat from properly logging other PostgreSQL traffic.
Affected products
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- Version before 5.6.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Packetbeat | n/a |
|
- < 5.6.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
github.com/elastic/beats
Go
Introduced 0 Fixed 6.1.0+incompatible
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/elastic/beats | 0 | 6.1.0+incompatible |
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01436) | 72.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.44% (0.01436) | 71.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 43.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 42.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 40.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 11.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.52% (0.00518) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/beats-5-6-4-security-update/106739 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9q3g-m353-cp4p Advisory
- https://github.com/elastic/beats/commit/aeca65779d573976981587ca1d1461399e1b59dd
- https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/5457
- https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/5479
- https://github.com/elastic/beats/pull/5480
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11480
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0643
Change history (0)
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