CVE-2009-3641 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Snort versions prior to 2.8.5.1 when the verbose (-v) option is enabled. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the application by sending specially crafted IPv6 packets utilizing either the TCP or ICMP protocols. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity, and requires moderate attack complexity with no authentication needed, leading to a partial availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.8.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:snort:snort:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:snort:snort:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:snort:snort:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:snort:snort:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:snort:snort:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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