Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 16, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6931
CVE-2006-6931
Description
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Snort before 2.6.1, during predicate evaluation in rule matching for certain rules, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and detection outage) via crafted network traffic, aka a "backtracking attack."
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References
16- www.acsac.org/2006/papers/54.pdfnvdVendor Advisory
- www.cs.wisc.edu/~smithr/pubs/acsac2006.pdfnvdVendor Advisory
- lists.immunitysec.com/pipermail/dailydave/2007-January/003954.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23716nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24164nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/24338nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200702-03.xmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.acsac.org/2006/abstracts/54.htmlnvd
- www.acsac.org/2006/advance_program.htmlnvd
- www.cs.wisc.edu/~smithr/pubs/randy_smith_acsac2006.zipnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.osvdb.org/32096nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21991nvd
- www.snort.org/pub-bin/snortnews.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31430nvd
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