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high 7.8

CVE-2004-2652 in the critical feed json

The DecodeTCPOptions function in decode.c in Snort before 2.3.0, when printing TCP/IP options using FAST output or verbose mode, allows rem…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-2642

cvss
7.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.2%
EPSS 11.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

The DecodeTCPOptions function in decode.c in Snort before 2.3.0, when printing TCP/IP options using FAST output or verbose mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via packets with invalid TCP/IP options, which trigger a null dereference.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-25047)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-25047 Snort 2.1/2.2 - DecodeTCPOptions Remote Denial of Service (2) dos, 2004-12-22
  • EDB-25046 Snort 2.1/2.2 - DecodeTCPOptions Remote Denial of Service (1) dos, 2004-12-22
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1012656 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12084 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securiteam.com http://www.securiteam.com/exploits/6X00L20C0S.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/12578 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • taosecurity.blogspot.com http://taosecurity.blogspot.com/2004/12/details-on-snort-dos-condition-you-may.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.8 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

References

Sources

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