Snort Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

BID:36795

Info

Snort Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 36795
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2009-3641
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 22 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:20PM
Credit: Laurent Gaffié
Vulnerable: Snort Project Snort 2.8.5
Not Vulnerable: Snort Project Snort 2.8.5.1

Discussion

Snort Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

Snort is prone to multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities because the application fails to properly process specially crafted IPv6 packets.

Attackers can exploit these issues to crash the affected application, causing denial-of-service conditions.

These issues affect Snort 2.8.5; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Snort Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

Attackers can use readily available network utilities to exploit these issues.

The following exploits are available:

Solution / Fix

Snort Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

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

References

Snort Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

References:

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