CVE-2008-1804
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- EPSS score
- 2.3% (83th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1804)
- Published
- May 22, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1804 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- snort / snort
References
- http://cvs.snort.org/viewcvs.cgi/snort/ChangeLog?rev=1.534.2.11
- http://cvs.snort.org/viewcvs.cgi/snort/src/preprocessors/spp_frag3.c.diff?r1=text&tr1=1.46.2.4&r2=text&tr2=1.46.2.5&diff_format=h
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=701
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30348
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30563
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31204
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020081
- http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=40
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29327
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1602
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42584
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00156.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00167.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00198.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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