A software vulnerability in the widely used Snort open-source intrusion detection system (IDS) software could allow an attacker to crash the Snort sensor or gain control of the host device on which ...

Sourcefire has an enviable position in the security world. Its open-source software is widely used for intrusion detection and prevention, and its hardware appliances brought in revenues of around ...

An exploit has been published that could take advantage of a flaw in Snort, a popular open-source intrusion protection system, according to a security group. The exploit code, published to the Web by ...