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Gentoo: GLSA 200703-01 High: Snort Remote Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey March 2, 2007
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
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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 ======= The Snort DCE/RPC preprocessor contains a buffer overflow that could result in the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Background ========= Snort is a widely deployed intrusion detection program.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-analyzer/snort < 2.6.1.3 >= 2.6.1.3
========== The Snort DCE/RPC preprocessor does not properly reassemble certain types of fragmented SMB and DCE/RPC packets.
Impact ===== A remote attacker could send specially...

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