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CVE-2017-6658

N/A
Published: May 16, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:22 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSourcefire SnortSnort++

Using Snort 3.0 All versions prior to build 233. by N/A?

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Cisco Sourcefire Snort 3.0 before build 233 has a Buffer Overread related to use of a decoder array. The size was off by one making it possible to read past the end of the array with an ether type of 0xFFFF. Increasing the array size solves this problem.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://blog.snort.org/2017/05/snort-vulnerabilities-found.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038483
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170515-snort

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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