CVE-2006-6931

Published Jan 16, 2007

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

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

Risk scores

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

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "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"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References