CVE-2017-6657

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.
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cpe:2.3:a:cisco:snort\+\+:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2017-05-16 17:29

Updated : 2024-02-28 15:44


NVD link : CVE-2017-6657

Mitre link : CVE-2017-6657

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-6657


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Products Affected

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  • snort\+\+