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CVE-2006-5276: snort

CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
Published 20-02-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-5276 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in snort. EPSS estimates a 79.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 5 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
90/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
79.44%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits5exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 20-02-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DCE/RPC preprocessor in Snort before 2.6.1.3, and 2.7 before beta 2; and Sourcefire Intrusion Sensor; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SMB traffic.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

79.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

100%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 79.44% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
79.44%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

5 found
  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    Snort 2.6.1 (Linux) - DCE/RPC Preprocessor Remote Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databasedosmultipleVerified

    Snort 2.6.1 - DCE/RPC Preprocessor Remote Buffer Overflow (Denial of Service) (PoC)

    Maturity: poc

  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    Snort 2 - DCE/RPC Preprocessor Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

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  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Snort 2.6.1 - DCE/RPC Preprocessor Remote Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Snort 2 DCE/RPC Preprocessor Buffer Overflow

    exploit/multi/ids/snort_dce_rpc

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Snort1 product
  • snort≤ 2.6.1.2 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.1.1 | 2.7_beta1
Sourcefire1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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