Cisco: >> Unified Threat Defense Snort Intrusion Prevention System Engine >> 16.12.7 Security Vulnerabilities
Multiple Cisco products are affected by a vulnerability in the Snort 3 VBA feature that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to crash.
This vulnerability is due to improper error checking when decompressing VBA data. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted VBA data to the Snort 3 Detection Engine on the targeted device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the Snort 3 Detection Engine to enter an infinite loop, causing a DoS condition.
CVSS Score
5.8
EPSS Score
0.004
Published
2026-03-04