CVE-2005-3252

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-3252
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-10-18 21:02:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the Back Orifice (BO) preprocessor for Snort before 2.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UDP packet.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sourcefire Snort 2.4.0 All All All
Application Sourcefire Snort 2.4.1 All All All
Application Sourcefire Snort 2.4.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Snort Back Orifice Preprocessor Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Neohapsis Archives - Full Disclosure List - #0505 - [Full-disclosure] Snort's BO pre-processor exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
Neohapsis Archives - Full Disclosure List - #0010 - [Full-disclosure] Snort Back Orifice Preprocessor Exploit (Win32 targets) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA05-291A -- Snort Back Orifice Preprocessor Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Nortel: Technical Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www130.nortelnetworks.com
Just a moment... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.snort.org
www.osvdb.org/20034 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Secunia - Advisories - Nortel Threat Protection System Back Orifice Pre-Processor Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Snort Buffer Overflow in Back Orifice Preprocessor Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
Internet Security Systems - af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xforce.iss.net Vendor Advisory
Nortel: Technical Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www130.nortelnetworks.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#175500 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Secunia - Advisories - SUSE Updates for Multiple Packages af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Snort Back Orifice Pre-Processor Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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