Rule Document 1:2431

Rule Category

PROTOCOL-NNTP -- Snort has detected traffic that may indicate the presence of the nntp protocol or vulnerabilities in the nntp protocol on the network.

Alert Message

PROTOCOL-NNTP rmgroup overflow attempt

Rule Explanation

Buffer overflow in the ARTpost function in art.c in the control message handling code for INN 2.4.0 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. Impact: CVSS base score 7.5 CVSS impact score 6.4 CVSS exploitability score 10.0 confidentialityImpact PARTIAL integrityImpact PARTIAL availabilityImpact PARTIAL Details: Ease of Attack:

What To Look For

No information provided

Known Usage

No public information

False Positives

No known false positives

Contributors

Talos research team. This document was generated from data supplied by the national vulnerability database, a product of the national institute of standards and technology. For more information see [nvd].