Snort BO Preprocessor Vulnerability

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10-19-2005, 01:33 AM	#1
Capt_Caveman Senior Member Registered: Mar 2003 Distribution: Fedora Posts: 3,658 Rep:	Snort BO Preprocessor Vulnerability A buffer overflow in the Snort BackOrifice preprocessor has been identified by Neel Mehta of ISS X-Force. Successful exploitation of the vuln can lead to arbitrary command execution with privileges of the Snort user. Users are advised to upgrade to version 2.4.3 or to disable the BO preprocessor. See the following advisories for more info: http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-291A.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15131

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