Snort 1.6 ASCII Packet denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Snort 1.6. This affects an unknown function of the component ASCII Packet Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2000-1226. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Snort 1.6. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ASCII Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Snort 1.6, when running in straight ASCII packet logging mode or IDS mode with straight decoded ASCII packet logging selected, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending non-IP protocols that Snort does not know about, as demonstrated by an nmap protocol scan.

The weakness was released 12/31/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2000-1226 since 06/21/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

12/31/2000 🔍
12/31/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/21/2005 +1633 days 🔍
07/02/2014 +3298 days 🔍
05/28/2018 +1426 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-1226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-1226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16211
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2014 11:31
Updated: 05/28/2018 09:19
Changes: 07/02/2014 11:31 (48), 05/28/2018 09:19 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:C3B:103

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