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CVE-2005-3252
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Back Orifice (BO) preprocessor for...
Vulnerability Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Back Orifice (BO) preprocessor for Snort before 2.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UDP packet.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/175500
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0505.html
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=362187&RenditionID=
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15131
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2138
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17559
- http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/207
- http://www.osvdb.org/20034
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0010.html
- http://www.snort.org/docs/change_logs/2.4.3/Changelog.txt
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17220
- http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=363396&RenditionID=
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-291A.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015070
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17255
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.4.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 18th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.