The HTTP Inspect preprocessor (http_inspect) in Snort 2.4.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote…
Priority LOW 36CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
The HTTP Inspect preprocessor (http_inspect) in Snort 2.4.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote attackers to bypass "uricontent" rules via a carriage return (\r) after the URL and before the HTTP declaration.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10813 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 | Vulnerable | Sourcefire |
| cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.1 | Vulnerable | Sourcefire |
| cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.2 | Vulnerable | Sourcefire |
| cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.3 | Vulnerable | Sourcefire |
| cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.4 | Vulnerable | Sourcefire |
- cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 Vulnerable ·Sourcefire
- cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Sourcefire
- cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.2 Vulnerable ·Sourcefire
- cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.3 Vulnerable ·Sourcefire
- cpe:2.3:a:sourcefire:snort:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.4 Vulnerable ·Sourcefire
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-2769
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9c44-7pc7-3wwr
References
More Sourcefire Snort vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-03078 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Back Orifice (BO) preprocessor for Snort before 2.4.3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2003-00193 Integer overflow in the TCP stream reassembly module (stream4) for Snort 2.0 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-02522 The DecodeTCPOptions function in decode.c in Snort before 2.3.0, when printing TCP/IP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2006-00817 The frag3 preprocessor in Sourcefire Snort 2.4.3 does not properly reassemble certain… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2006-2769 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-2769 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9c44-7pc7-3wwr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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