NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting net-snmp package, versions <5.7.3+dfsg-4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.45% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-NETSNMP-310816
  • published 8 Oct 2018
  • disclosed 8 Oct 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable net-snmp to version 5.7.3+dfsg-4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream net-snmp package and not the net-snmp package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

_set_key in agent/helpers/table_container.c in Net-SNMP before 5.8 has a NULL Pointer Exception bug that can be used by an authenticated attacker to remotely cause the instance to crash via a crafted UDP packet, resulting in Denial of Service.