CVE-2006-2769
The HTTP Inspect preprocessor (http_inspect) in Snort 2.4.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote attackers...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-2769- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-2769- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2766 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2766- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9c44-7pc7-3wwr No score
The HTTP Inspect preprocessor (http_inspect) in Snort 2.4.0 through 2.4.4 allows remote attackers...
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.
- Record
GHSA-9c44-7pc7-3wwr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2006-2769- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Snort 2.4.x - URIContent Rules Detection Evasion | 2006-05-31 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-2769 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sourcefire Snort, published June 2, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.8%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/archive/1/435872/100/0/threaded
demarc.com/support/downloads/patch_20060531
secunia.com/advisories/20766
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vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2119
securityreason.com/securityalert/1018
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26855
osvdb.org/25837
lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2006-Jun/0008.html
securitytracker.com/id?1016191
marc.info?l=snort-devel&m=114909074311462&w=2
snort.org/pub-bin/snortnews.cgi
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2769
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9c44-7pc7-3wwr
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-2769