Summary
The remote host is missing an update to snort
announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:259.
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:259
Insight
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. (CVE-2008-1804)
The updated packages have been patched to prevent this.
Affected: 2008.1
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-1804 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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