CVE-2002-0115

Public Exploit

Description

Snort 1.8.3 does not properly define the minimum ICMP header size, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and core dump) via a malformed ICMP packet.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.79% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory iss.net

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3849	vdb entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/249340	mailing list exploit
http://www.osvdb.org/2022	vdb entry
http://online.securityfocus.com/cgi-bin/archive.pl?id=1&start=2002-03-08&end=2002-03-14&mid=249623&threads=1	mailing list patch
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7874.php	vdb entry patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2002-0115?: CVE-2002-0115 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2002-0115?: To fix CVE-2002-0115, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2002-0115 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2002-0115 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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