5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-6931
Snort Denial of Service/Backtracking Attack
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."

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 16, 2007, 11:28 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:23 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-6931 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Snort snort
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-6931.

URL Resource
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/003954.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23716
http://secunia.com/advisories/24164
http://secunia.com/advisories/24338
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-03.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017508
http://www.acsac.org/2006/abstracts/54.html
http://www.acsac.org/2006/advance_program.html
http://www.acsac.org/2006/papers/54.pdf Vendor Advisory
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~smithr/pubs/acsac2006.pdf Vendor Advisory
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~smithr/pubs/randy_smith_acsac2006.zip
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:051
http://www.osvdb.org/32096
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21991
http://www.snort.org/pub-bin/snortnews.cgi
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31430
http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/003954.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23716
http://secunia.com/advisories/24164
http://secunia.com/advisories/24338
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-03.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017508
http://www.acsac.org/2006/abstracts/54.html
http://www.acsac.org/2006/advance_program.html
http://www.acsac.org/2006/papers/54.pdf Vendor Advisory
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~smithr/pubs/acsac2006.pdf Vendor Advisory
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~smithr/pubs/randy_smith_acsac2006.zip
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:051
http://www.osvdb.org/32096
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21991
http://www.snort.org/pub-bin/snortnews.cgi
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31430

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-6931 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/003954.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23716
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24164
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/24338
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-03.xml
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1017508
    Added Reference http://www.acsac.org/2006/abstracts/54.html
    Added Reference http://www.acsac.org/2006/advance_program.html
    Added Reference http://www.acsac.org/2006/papers/54.pdf
    Added Reference http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~smithr/pubs/acsac2006.pdf
    Added Reference http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~smithr/pubs/randy_smith_acsac2006.zip
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:051
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/32096
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21991
    Added Reference http://www.snort.org/pub-bin/snortnews.cgi
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31430
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/31430 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31430 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 17, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-6931 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-6931 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

14.17 }} 0.42%

score

0.95675

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability