$ cve CVE-2005-3252 JSON

CVE-2005-3252 EXPLOIT

7.5

HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 83.6% (pctl 100)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Back Orifice (BO) preprocessor for Snort before 2.4.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted UDP packet.

Scoring

CVSS	7.5 (HIGH, v2.0)
Vector	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS	83.62% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2005-10-18
Last modified	2026-06-16

Affected (1)

Vendor	Product
sourcefire	snort

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	Snort Back Orifice - Pre-Preprocessor Remote (Metasploit)	2010-07-03
exploit-db	Snort 2.4.2 - Back Orifice Pre-Preprocessor Remote (3)	2005-11-11
exploit-db	Snort 2.4.2 - Back Orifice Pre-Preprocessor Remote (4)	2005-11-11
exploit-db	Snort 2.4.2 - Back Orifice Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow	2005-10-25
exploit-db	Snort 2.4.0 < 2.4.3 - Back Orifice Pre-Preprocessor Remote (Metasploit)	2005-10-18

References

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