CVE-2004-2652 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The DecodeTCPOptions function in decode.c in Snort before 2.3.0, when printing TCP/IP options using FAST output or verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via packets with invalid TCP/IP options, which trigger a null dereference.

Published: 2005-12-18

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 22.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.1.1_rc1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.1.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.2:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.22655.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/13664
http://securitytracker.com/id?1012656
http://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2004/12/details-on-snort-dos-condition-you-may.html
http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20041222.angelDust.c.php
http://www.osvdb.org/12578
http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/6X00L20C0S.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12084
http://www.snort.org/arc_news/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18689

History

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Subscriptions

Sourcefire Snort

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-12-18T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T01:36:24.604Z

Reserved: 2005-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2004-2652

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2004-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2004-2652

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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