Gentoo: GLSA 200703-01 High: Snort Remote Execution Risk
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March 2, 2007
The Snort DCE/RPC preprocessor contains a buffer overflow that could result in the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200703-01
https://security.gentoo.org/
Severity: High
Title: Snort: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date: February 23, 2007
Bugs: #167730
ID: 200703-01
Synopsis
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The Snort DCE/RPC preprocessor contains a buffer overflow that could
result in the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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Snort is a widely deployed intrusion detection program.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/snort < 2.6.1.3 >= 2.6.1.3
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The Snort DCE/RPC preprocessor does not properly reassemble certain
types of fragmented SMB and DCE/RPC packets.
Impact
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A remote attacker could send specially...
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