Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : snort (MDKSA-2007:051)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 24754

Synopsis

The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

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.

Updated packages have been patched to address this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 24754

File Name: mandrake_MDKSA-2007-051.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Family: Mandriva Local Security Checks

Published: 3/2/2007

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort-bloat, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort-inline, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort-inline%2bflexresp, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort-mysql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort-mysql%2bflexresp, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort-plain%2bflexresp, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort-postgresql, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort-postgresql%2bflexresp, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort-prelude, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort-prelude%2bflexresp, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort-snmp, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:snort-snmp%2bflexresp, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006, cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 2/28/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-6931

MDKSA: 2007:051

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