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| GEN:SID | 1:309 |
| Message | EXPLOIT sniffit overflow |
| Summary | This event is generated when an attempt to overflow the buffer of a UNIX or Linux system via Sniffit is made. |
| Impact | Serious. System compromize presenting the attacker with the opportunity to gain remote access to the victim host or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the superuser account. |
| Detailed Information | Sniffit is a network monitoring tool that can also be configured to log emails. If this is the case, some versions of the tool contain a vulnerability such that a stack overflow via this logging mechanism is possible by a remote attacker. |
| Affected Systems | |
| Attack Scenarios | Exploit scripts are available |
| Ease of Attack | Simple. Exploits are available. |
| Corrective Action | Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software. Apply vendor supplied patches. Use alternate tools such as Snort. |
| Additional References | CVE: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2000-0306 Bugtraq: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2353 |
| Rule References | arachnids: 273 bugtraq: 1158 cve: 2000-0343 |
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