CVE-2007-0251

N/A Unknown
Published: January 16, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Integer underflow in the DecodeGRE function in src/decode.c in Snort 2.6.1.2 allows remote attackers to trigger dereferencing of certain memory locations via crafted GRE packets, which may cause corruption of log files or writing of sensitive information into log files.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://labs.calyptix.com/advisories/CX-2007-01.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/32095
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/33464
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2165
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017507
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456598/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22004
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.snort.org/got_source/source.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0152
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://labs.calyptix.com/advisories/CX-2007-01.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/32095
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/33464
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2165
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017507
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456598/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22004
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.snort.org/got_source/source.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0152
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.9%
86th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

snort