CVE-2006-6931
 
Severity Score
5.0
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
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."
Vulnerabilidad de complejidad algorítmica en Snort anterior a 2.6.1, durante la evaluación de un predicado en el chequeo de reglas para ciertas reglas, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (consumo de CPU y parada de detección) mediante tráfico de red manipulado, también conocido como un "ataque de vuelta hacia atrás" (backtracking attack).
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
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Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2007-01-16 CVE Reserved
- 2007-01-16 CVE Published
- 2024-03-13 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (16)
URL | Tag | Source |
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http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/003954.html | Mailing List | |
http://secunia.com/advisories/23716 | Third Party Advisory | |
http://secunia.com/advisories/24164 | Third Party Advisory | |
http://secunia.com/advisories/24338 | Third Party Advisory | |
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017508 | Vdb Entry | |
http://www.acsac.org/2006/abstracts/54.html | X_refsource_misc | |
http://www.acsac.org/2006/advance_program.html | X_refsource_misc | |
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~smithr/pubs/randy_smith_acsac2006.zip | X_refsource_misc | |
http://www.osvdb.org/32096 | Vdb Entry | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21991 | Vdb Entry | |
http://www.snort.org/pub-bin/snortnews.cgi | X_refsource_confirm | |
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31430 | Vdb Entry |
URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-03.xml | 2017-07-29 | |
http://www.acsac.org/2006/papers/54.pdf | 2017-07-29 | |
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~smithr/pubs/acsac2006.pdf | 2017-07-29 | |
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:051 | 2017-07-29 |