CVE-2006-5276: snort
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.
Timeline
- 20-02-2007PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last 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 versionEPSS 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
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
5 foundSnort 2.6.1 (Linux) - DCE/RPC Preprocessor Remote Buffer Overflow
Maturity: weaponized
Snort 2.6.1 - DCE/RPC Preprocessor Remote Buffer Overflow (Denial of Service) (PoC)
Maturity: poc
Snort 2 - DCE/RPC Preprocessor Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo 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
- intrusion_sensor4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6
2 vendors · 2 products
References
24 links- www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-050A.htmlThird Party AdvisoryX Refsource CERTUS Government Resource
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- www130.nortelnetworks.com/go/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=540173X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=229265X Refsource MISC