Description
Snort 1.8.3 does not properly define the minimum ICMP header size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and core dump) via a malformed ICMP packet.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/249340Exploit
- http://online.securityfocus.com/cgi-bin/archive.pl?id=1&start=2002-03-08&end=2002-03-14&mid=249623&threads=1Patch
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7874.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/2022
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3849
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/249340Exploit
- http://online.securityfocus.com/cgi-bin/archive.pl?id=1&start=2002-03-08&end=2002-03-14&mid=249623&threads=1Patch
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7874.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/2022
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3849
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 25, 2002
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified