- Description
- 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."
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:snort:snort:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "020FACB7-031C-43A3-A138-61E0C24F467D",
"versionEndIncluding": "2.6.2"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]