PT-2006-1886 · Sourcefire · Sourcefire Snort

Published 2006-02-22 · Updated 2018-10-18 · CVE-2006-0839

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sourcefire Snort version 2.4.3

Description The issue is related to the frag3 preprocessor, which does not properly reassemble certain fragmented packets with IP options. This allows remote attackers to evade detection of certain attacks, possibly related to IP option lengths.

Recommendations For Sourcefire Snort version 2.4.3, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-0839

Affected Products

Sourcefire Snort

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0839 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/16705 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18959 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/425290/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24811 · Note