CVE-2020-3299 The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package snort (opens in a new tab)
Threat Intelligence
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-SNORT-10288760
- published1 Jun 2025
- disclosed21 Oct 2020
Introduced: 21 Oct 2020
CVE-2020-3299 (opens in a new tab)Amendment
The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:16.04.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream snort package and not the snort package as distributed by Ubuntu.
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort detection engine that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass a configured File Policy for HTTP. The vulnerability is due to incorrect detection of modified HTTP packets used in chunked responses. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP packets through an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass a configured File Policy for HTTP packets and deliver a malicious payload.