CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-20359

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.42%

36th percentile - higher than 36% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the Snort 3 HTTP Decoder due to a buffer handling error when parsing MIME fields of the HTTP header can result in a buffer under-read. An unauthenticated remote attacker can send crafted HTTP packets to cause information disclosure or a crash of the Snort 3 Detection Engine.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could cause a denial of service by restarting the Snort 3 Detection Engine or leak sensitive information from the data stream. This may weaken network protection and expose the organization to further attacks.

Recommendation

Apply Cisco updates for Snort 3 that fix this vulnerability. Until then, consider monitoring HTTP traffic and limiting exposure of Snort 3 services.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 HTTP Decoder that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the disclosure of possible sensitive data or cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash. This vulnerability is due to an error in the logic of buffer handling when the MIME fields of the HTTP header are parsed. This can result in a buffer under-read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP packets through an established connection that is parsed by Snort 3. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to induce one of two possible outcomes: the unexpected restarting of the Snort 3 Detection Engine, which could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, or information disclosure of sensitive information in the Snort 3 data stream. Due to the under-read condition, it is possible that sensitive information that is not valid connection data could be returned.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS