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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 16, 2007· Updated Apr 23, 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."

Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:snort:snort:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <=2.6.2

Patches

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No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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