Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801139
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Snort 'IPv6' Packet Denial Of Service Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:	Snort is prone to a denial of service (DoS); vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Snort is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: This flaw is caused by an error when processing malformed IPv6 packets when the application is compiled with the '--enable-ipv6' option and is running in verbose mode (-v). Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation could allow attacker to crash an affected application, creating a denial of service condition. Affected Software/OS: Snort version prior to 2.8.5.1 on Linux. Solution: Upgrade to Snort version 2.8.5.1 or later. CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3641 1023076 http://securitytracker.com/id?1023076 20091022 Snort <= 2.8.5 IPV6 Remote DoS http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Oct/299 36795 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36795 37135 http://secunia.com/advisories/37135 59159 http://www.osvdb.org/59159 ADV-2009-3014 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3014 [oss-security] 20091025 CVE Request -- Snort - 2.8.5.1 http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125649553414700&w=2 [oss-security] 20091025 SANS: Security Thought LeadersRe: CVE Request -- Snort - 2.8.5.1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/25/5 http://dl.snort.org/snort-current/release_notes_2851.txt http://vrt-sourcefire.blogspot.com/2009/10/snort-2851-release.html https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530863 snort-ipv6-dos(53912) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53912
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