Vulnerability in Snort
CVE-2009-3641
Snort before 2.8.5.1, when the -v option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted IPv6 packet that uses the (1) TCP or (2) ICMP protocol.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.388 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.388 · newest: 0.388 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Snort — versions 1.6, 1.8.0, 1.8.1
References
- www.osvdb.org/59159 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/36795 (Exploit, Patch, vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- dl.snort.org/snort-current/release_notes_2851.txt (Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/37135 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- vrt-sourcefire.blogspot.com/2009/10/snort-2851-release.html (Patch)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3014 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53912 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/25/5 (mailing-list)