---
title: "CVE-2005-3252: Stack-based buffer overflow in the Back… | CubePath"
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…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3252
---

# CVE-2005-3252: Stack-based buffer overflow in the Back… | CubePath

## 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.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-3252)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.83902 (83.9% probability)

Percentile

99.7%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [VU#175500](http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/175500)  (kb.cert.org) third-party-advisory
- [20051025 Snort's BO pre-processor exploit](http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0505.html)  (archives.neohapsis.com) mailing-list
- [www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=B…](http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=362187&RenditionID=)
- [15131](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15131)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [ADV-2005-2138](http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2138)  (vupen.com) vdb-entry
- [17559](http://secunia.com/advisories/17559)  (secunia.com) third-party-advisory
- [20051018 Snort Back Orifice Parsing Remote Code Execution](http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/207)  (xforce.iss.net) third-party-advisory
- [20034](http://www.osvdb.org/20034)  (osvdb.org) vdb-entry
- [20051101 Snort Back Orifice Preprocessor Exploit (Win32 targets)](http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0010.html)  (archives.neohapsis.com) mailing-list
- [snort.org/docs/change\_logs/2.4.3/Changelog.txt](http://www.snort.org/docs/change%5Flogs/2.4.3/Changelog.txt)
- [17220](http://secunia.com/advisories/17220)  (secunia.com) third-party-advisory
- [www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=B…](http://www130.nortelnetworks.com/cgi-bin/eserv/cs/main.jsp?cscat=BLTNDETAIL&DocumentOID=363396&RenditionID=)
- [TA05-291A](http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA05-291A.html)  (us-cert.gov) third-party-advisory
- [1015070](http://securitytracker.com/id?1015070)  (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry
- [17255](http://secunia.com/advisories/17255)  (secunia.com) third-party-advisory

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Oct 18, 2005
2. Record published Oct 18, 2005
3. Record last updated Aug 7, 2024

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