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diff --git a/glsa-200702-03.xml b/glsa-200702-03.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..54706b976640 --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200702-03.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200702-03"> + <title>Snort: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + Snort contains a vulnerability in the rule matching algorithm that could + result in a Denial of Service. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">snort</product> + <announced>February 13, 2007</announced> + <revised>February 13, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>161632</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-analyzer/snort" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">2.6.1.2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">2.6.1.2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Snort is a widely deployed intrusion detection program. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Randy Smith, Christian Estan and Somesh Jha discovered that the rule + matching algorithm of Snort can be exploited in a way known as a + "backtracking attack" to perform numerous time-consuming operations. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send specially crafted network packets, which + would result in the cessation of the detections and the consumption of + the CPU resources. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Snort users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/snort-2.6.1.2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6931">CVE-2006-6931</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sat, 10 Feb 2007 19:01:49 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:41:30 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 12 Feb 2007 23:29:42 +0000"> + falco + </metadata> +</glsa> |