#VU117301 Buffer under-read in Snort - CVE-2025-20359

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#VU117301 Buffer under-read in Snort - CVE-2025-20359

Published: October 15, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU117301
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-20359
CWE-ID: CWE-127
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Snort
Software vendor:
Sourcefire

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the HTTP decoder when handling MIME fields. A remote attacker can send specially crafted HTTP packets through the channel that is monitored by the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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