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CVE-2006-6931

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 2.31%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-01-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2006-6931
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.31%

Original NVD Description

Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in Snort before 2.6.1, during predicate evaluation in rule matching for certain rules, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and detection outage) via crafted network traffic, aka a "backtracking attack."