Snort up to 2.8.3.5 denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Snort. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Snort before 2.8.5.1, when the -v option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted IPv6 packet that uses the (1) TCP or (2) ICMP protocol.

The weakness was disclosed 10/22/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2009-3641. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42882 (Fedora 11 : snort-2.8.5.1-1.fc11 (2009-10783)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 2.8.3.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (53912) and Tenable (42882).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 42882
Nessus Name: Fedora 11 : snort-2.8.5.1-1.fc11 (2009-10783)
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OpenVAS ID: 66322
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-10751 (snort)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Snort 2.8.3.5
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-3641 (🔍)
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X-Force: 53912
Vulnerability Center: 23920 - Snort Prior to 2.8.5.1 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted IPv6 Packet, Medium
SecurityFocus: 36795 - Snort Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 59159 - Snort IPv6 Packet Handling DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/24/2021 17:14
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (65), 02/16/2017 10:09 (12), 08/24/2021 17:06 (4), 08/24/2021 17:14 (1)
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