CVE-2008-1804 (GCVE-0-2008-1804)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-05-22 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:32
VLAI
Summary
preprocessors/spp_frag3.c in Sourcefire Snort before 2.8.1 does not properly identify packet fragments that have dissimilar TTL values, which allows remote attackers to bypass detection rules by using a different TTL for each fragment.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://cvs.snort.org/viewcvs.cgi/snort/src/prepro… x_refsource_CONFIRM
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1020081 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1602 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29327 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-an… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
http://secunia.com/advisories/31204 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/30563 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Date Public
2008-05-21 00:00
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      "initial_release_date": "2008-05-21T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "1",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "snort: IP Fragment TTL Evasion Vulnerability",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2008/cve-2008-1804.json",
      "version": "3"
    }
  }
}



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