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 :
April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Snort to the latest version available from the vendor.
- If the update is unavailable, consult the vendor's documentation for specific mitigation steps.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2006-6931.
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.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2006-6931 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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.
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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
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
3.51 }} -0.04%
score
0.86540
percentile