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Family: Mandrake Local Security Checks --> Category: infos
MDKSA-2003:029: snort Vulnerability Scan
Vulnerability Scan Summary Check for the version of the snort package
Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Test
The remote host is missing the patch for the advisory MDKSA-2003:029 (snort).
A buffer overflow was discovered in the snort RPC normalization routines by
ISS-XForce which can cause snort to execute arbitrary code embedded within
sniffed network packets. The rpc_decode preprocessor is enabled by default. The
snort developers have released version 1.9.1 to correct this behaviour
snort
versions from 1.8 up to 1.9.0 are vulnerable.
For those unable to upgrade, you can disable the rpc_decode preprocessor by
commenting out the line (place a '#' character at the beginning of the line)
that enables it in your snort.conf file:
preprocessor rpc_decode
Solution : http://wwwnew.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2003:029
Threat Level: High
Click HERE for more information and discussions on this network vulnerability scan.
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