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CVE-2006-0839

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2006-02-22 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The frag3 preprocessor in Sourcefire Snort 2.4.3 does not properly reassemble certain fragmented packets with IP options, which allows remote attackers to evade detection of certain attacks, possibly related to IP option lengths.

Affected products

• Sourcefire Snort: 2.4.3

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/18959
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425290/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16705
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24811
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18959
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/425290/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16705
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24811

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