Snort 1.6, when running in straight ASCII packet logging mode or IDS mode with straight decoded ASCII packet logging selected, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by sending non-IP protocols that Snort does not know about, as demonstrated by an nmap protocol scan.
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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0122.html | mailing list vendor advisory |
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-06/0126.html | mailing list patch vendor advisory |