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CVE-2006-5276· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DCE/RPC preprocessor in Snort before 2.6.1.3, and 2.7 before beta 2; and Sourcefire Intrusion Sensor; all

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DCE/RPC preprocessor in Snort before 2.6.1.3, and 2.7 before beta 2; and Sourcefire Intrusion Sensor; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SMB traffic.

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Feb 19, 2007
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
79.4% · 100th percentile
CWE
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CVSS
40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
24 / 30 · 79.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
snortsnort
sourcefireintrusion sensor

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • snort snortup to 2.6.1.2 inclusive
  • snort snort2.6.1
  • snort snort2.6.1.1
  • snort snort2.7_beta1
  • sourcefire intrusion sensor4.1
  • sourcefire intrusion sensor4.5
  • sourcefire intrusion sensor4.6

Same product

snort: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    44Plan
  • CVE-2016-1417Untrusted search path vulnerability in Snort 2.9.7.0-WIN32 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attac
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2007-0251Integer underflow in the DecodeGRE function in src/decode.c in Snort 2.6.1.2 allows remote attackers to trigger dereferencing of certain mem
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2009-3641Snort before 2.8.5.1, when the -v option is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2008-1804preprocessors/spp_frag3.c in Sourcefire Snort before 2.8.1 does not properly identify packet fragments that have dissimilar TTL values, whic
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2023-20246Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in Snort access control policies that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacke
    21Monitor

Remediation

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×4

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2007-03-30
Exploit-DB entrydos2007-02-23
Exploit-DB entryremote2012-04-09
Exploit-DB entryremote2007-03-01
Metasploit moduleexploit/multi/ids/snort_dce_rpcSnort 2 DCE/RPC Preprocessor Buffer Overflowexploit2007-02-19

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-1 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+3 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+7163 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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