CVE-2007-0251 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Integer underflow in the DecodeGRE function in src/decode.c in Snort 2.6.1.2 allows remote attackers to trigger dereferencing of certain memory locations via crafted GRE packets, which may cause corruption of log files or writing of sensitive information into log files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Snort	Snort

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:snort:snort:2.6.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://labs.calyptix.com/advisories/CX-2007-01.txt
http://osvdb.org/32095
http://osvdb.org/33464
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2165
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017507
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456598/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22004
http://www.snort.org/got_source/source.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0152

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-01-16T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:12:17.829Z

Reserved: 2007-01-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2007-0251

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2007-01-16T23:28:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2007-0251

Redhat

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