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Snort 'IPv6' Packet Denial Of Service Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host has Snort installed and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
This flaw is caused by an error when processing malformed IPv6 packets when the application is compiled with the '--enable-ipv6' option and is running in verbose mode (-v).
Affected Software
Affected Software
Snort version prior to 2.8.5.1 on Linux.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Snort version 2.8.5.1 or later.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
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