Cisco Sourcefire Snort 3.0 before build 233 mishandles Ether Type Validation. Since valid ether type and IP protocol numbers do not overlap, Snort++ stores all protocol decoders in a single array. That makes it possible to craft packets that have IP protocol numbers in the ether type field which will confuse the Snort++ decoder. For example, an eth:llc:snap:icmp6 packet will cause a crash because there is no ip6 header with which to calculate the icmp6 checksum. Affected decoders include gre, llc, trans_bridge, ciscometadata, linux_sll, and token_ring. The fix adds a check in the packet manager to validate the ether type before indexing the decoder array. An out of range ether type will raise 116:473.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://blog.snort.org/2017/05/snort-vulnerabilities-found.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038483 | |
| https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20170515-snort | Vendor Advisory |
| http://blog.snort.org/2017/05/snort-vulnerabilities-found.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038483 |
Configurations
History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () http://blog.snort.org/2017/05/snort-vulnerabilities-found.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038483 - |
Information
Published : 2017-05-16 17:29
Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37
NVD link : CVE-2017-6657
Mitre link : CVE-2017-6657
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-6657
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Products Affected
cisco
- snort\+\+
CWE
