Improper Input Validation Affecting net-snmp-sysvinit package, versions <1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
82.61% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-NETSNMPSYSVINIT-4567624
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Mar 2018

Introduced: 7 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-1000116  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 net-snmp-sysvinit to version 1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1636.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream net-snmp-sysvinit package and not the net-snmp-sysvinit package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

NET-SNMP version 5.7.2 contains a heap corruption vulnerability in the UDP protocol handler that can result in command execution.