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Debian: CVE-2021-1236: snort -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-1236: snort -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/13/2021
Created
02/14/2023
Added
02/13/2023
Modified
02/21/2023

Description

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort application detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass the configured policies on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to a flaw in the detection algorithm. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted packets that would flow through an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass the configured policies and deliver a malicious payload to the protected network.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-snort

References

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