CVE Request -- Snort - 2.8.5.1

[Jan Lieskovsky <jlieskov () redhat com>]

Hello Steve, vendors,

  Snort upstream has released 2.8.5.1 version fixing one security issue:

DoS (crash) while printing specially-crafted IPv6 packet using the -v option

References:
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http://dl.snort.org/snort-current/release_notes_2851.txt
http://vrt-sourcefire.blogspot.com/2009/10/snort-2851-release.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/37135/

PoC:  http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Oct/299
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Credit:  Laurent Gaffié
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Could you allocate a new CVE identifier?

Thanks && Regards, Jan.
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Jan iankko Lieskovsky / Red Hat Security Response Team