Bro before Bro v2.5.2 is vulnerable to an out of bounds write in the ContentLine analyzer allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly other exploitation.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-1000458 is rated High Risk (69.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.27%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.67% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.60% | 2.27% | +1.67% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 2.32% | 0.60% | -1.72% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 2.32% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.0 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2017-1000458 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (bro), 19 status rows across 19 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, impish, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial, zesty): DNE 11, not-affected 4, ignored 2, needed 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000458 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bro-tracker.atlassian.net/browse/BIT-1856 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/bro/bro/commit/6c0f101a62489b1c5927b4ed63b0e1d37db40282 | Third Party Advisory |