CVE-2002-0115 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Snort version 1.8.3, specifically due to improper definition of the minimum ICMP header size. This flaw allows remote attackers to crash the Snort sensor and cause a core dump by sending a specially crafted, malformed ICMP packet. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and no authentication required, resulting in partial availability impact. While not listed on the KEV catalog or showing active community discussion, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:martin_roesch:snort:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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