CVE-2008-1804

snort: IP Fragment TTL Evasion Vulnerability

Published May 22, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
preprocessors/spp_frag3.c in Sourcefire Snort before 2.8.1 does not properly identify packet fragments that have dissimilar TTL values, which allows remote attackers to bypass detection rules by using a different TTL for each fragment.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2008-1804 preprocessors/spp_frag3.c in Sourcefire Snort before 2.8.1 does not properly identify packet fragments that have dissimilar TTL values, which allows remote attackers to bypass detection rules by using a different TTL for each fragment.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 8:32 AM
Reserved
Apr 15, 2008, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 22, 2008, 1:09 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:52 PM
Severity
Public date
May 21, 2008, 12:00 AM