Info

Disclosure

Oct 22, 2009

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Oct 22, 2009

Description

Classification

Location: Local / Remote
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: Security Software

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.8.5.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Security Tracker: 1023076
CVE ID: 2009-3641 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 36795
Secunia Advisory ID: 37135 37449
ISS X-Force ID: 53912
Exploit Database: 9969
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://dl.snort.org/snort-current/release_notes_2851.txt
http://vrt-sourcefire.blogspot.com/2009/10/snort-2851-release.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530863
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00808.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00864.html
Mail List Post: http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125649553414700&w=2
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Oct/299
Other Advisory URL: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/25/5
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3014

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/59159