Snort 2.8.0 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Snort 2.8.0. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-1804. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Snort 2.8.0. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

preprocessors/spp_frag3.c in Sourcefire Snort before 2.8.1 does not properly identify packet fragments that have dissimilar TTL values, which allows remote attackers to bypass detection rules by using a different TTL for each fragment.

The bug was discovered 05/21/2008. The weakness was released 05/22/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1804 since 04/15/2008. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 33117 (Fedora 7 : snort-2.8.1-3.fc7 (2008-5045)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 2.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42584), Tenable (33117), SecurityFocus (BID 29327†), OSVDB (45452†) and Secunia (SA30348†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 33117
Nessus Name: Fedora 7 : snort-2.8.1-3.fc7 (2008-5045)
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OpenVAS ID: 860703
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Snort 2.8.0

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04/15/2008 🔍
05/21/2008 +36 days 🔍
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05/22/2008 +1 days 🔍
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06/06/2008 +15 days 🔍
06/09/2008 +3 days 🔍
06/10/2008 +1 days 🔍
03/16/2015 +2470 days 🔍
08/11/2019 +1609 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1804 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1804
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42491
X-Force: 42584
SecurityFocus: 29327 - Snort Time To Live Fragment Reassembly Security Bypass Weakness
Secunia: 30348
OSVDB: 45452 - Snort - Time To Live Fragment Reassembly Security Bypass Weakness
SecurityTracker: 1020081
Vulnerability Center: 18561 - Snort IDS/IPS Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Bypass Restrictions, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1602

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/11/2019 11:21
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (69), 08/11/2019 11:21 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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