CVE-2009-3641
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 38.8%EU EUVD
Snort before 2.8.5.1, when the -v option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted IPv6 packet that uses the (1) TCP or (2) ICMP protocol.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 38.8% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-3616)
- Published
- October 28, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-3616 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- snort / snort
- snort / snort
- snort / snort
- snort / snort
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- snort / snort
References
- http://dl.snort.org/snort-current/release_notes_2851.txt(Vendor Advisory)
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125649553414700&w=2
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Oct/299(Exploit, Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37135(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023076
- http://vrt-sourcefire.blogspot.com/2009/10/snort-2851-release.html(Patch)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/25/5
- http://www.osvdb.org/59159
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36795(Exploit, Patch)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3014(Vendor Advisory)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530863(Exploit)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53912
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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