Vulnerability in Snort

CVE-2006-6931

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Snort before 2.6.1, during predicate evaluation in rule matching for certain rules, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and detection outage) via crafted network traffic, aka a "backtracking attack."

EPSS: 0.023 (81.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Snort
  • N/a — versions n/a

References