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CVE-2015-5621

Published: Aug 19, 2015 | Modified: Oct 10, 2018
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
5.1 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5621
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/19.html

The snmp_pdu_parse function in snmp_api.c in net-snmp 5.7.2 and earlier does not remove the varBind variable in a netsnmp_variable_list item when parsing of the SNMP PDU fails, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Net-snmp Net-snmp * 5.7.2 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 RedHat net-snmp-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1 *
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 RedHat net-snmp-1:5.7.2-20.ael7b_1.1 *
Net-snmp Ubuntu devel *
Net-snmp Ubuntu precise *
Net-snmp Ubuntu trusty *
Net-snmp Ubuntu upstream *
Net-snmp Ubuntu vivid *

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