Improper Privilege Management in Net-SNMP by Net-SNMP
CVE-2020-15862

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Net-snmp

Status
Net-snmp
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 August 2020

What is CVE-2020-15862?

Net-SNMP, through version 5.8, presents a serious vulnerability arising from improper privilege management. This flaw allows users with SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB to execute unauthorized arbitrary commands with root privileges, leading to potential system compromise. This situation necessitates prompt action from system administrators to mitigate the risks associated with unauthorized command execution.

References

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/net-snmp/-/commit/fad8725...
https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/77f6c60f57dba...
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=965166

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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