Snort Unified1 Output Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:36473

Info

Snort Unified1 Output Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 36473
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 21 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 22 2009 08:30PM
Credit: Pablo Rincón Crespo
Vulnerable: Snort Project Snort 2.8.4
Snort Project Snort 2.8.3
Snort Project Snort 2.8.2
Snort Project Snort 2.8.1
Not Vulnerable: Snort Project Snort 2.8.5

Discussion

Snort Unified1 Output Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Snort is affected by a denial-of-service vulnerability because the application fails to properly process unified1 output.

Attackers can leverage this issue by sending malformed network packets that will produce corrupted logs and alerts, causing denial-of-service conditions.

Snort 2.8.1 through 2.8.4 are affected.

Exploit / POC

Snort Unified1 Output Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available network utilities to exploit this issue.

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

Snort Unified1 Output Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.

References

Snort Unified1 Output Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

References:

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