Vulnerability CVE-2007-0251
Published: 2007-01-16   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Integer underflow in the DecodeGRE function in src/decode.c in Snort 2.6.1.2 allows remote attackers to trigger dereferencing of certain memory locations via crafted GRE packets, which may cause corruption of log files or writing of sensitive information into log files.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
Low
Snort 2.6.1.2 Integer Underflow Vulnerability
Calyptix Advisor...
22.01.2007

Type:

CWE-Other

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.8/10
6.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Complete
Affected software
Snort -> Snort 

 References:
http://labs.calyptix.com/advisories/CX-2007-01.txt
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2165
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017507
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456598/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22004
http://www.snort.org/got_source/source.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0152
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