Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value in Snort - CVE-2025-20360
Published: October 15, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU117302
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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-2025-20360
CWE-ID: CWE-805
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Sourcefire
Affected software:
Snort
Snort
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-20360
Install updates from vendor's website.