Denial of Service Vulnerability in net-snmp by Net-SNMP
CVE-2015-5621

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Net-snmp

Status
Net-snmp
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 August 2015

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟣 EPSS 40%

What is CVE-2015-5621?

The snmp_pdu_parse function in net-snmp versions up to 5.7.2 is susceptible to a vulnerability that fails to properly handle varBind variables when parsing SNMP PDUs. This flaw can be exploited by remote attackers to trigger a denial of service condition, potentially leading to application crashes or even the execution of arbitrary code through specially crafted SNMP packets.

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-09/msg000...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45547/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://sourceforge.net/p/net-snmp/code/ci/f23bcd3ac6ddee5...
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EPSS Score

40% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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