gsd-2006-6931
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:19
Details
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."
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Aliases
CVE-2006-6931


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2017-07-29T01:29Z",
      "publishedDate": "2007-01-16T23:28Z"
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