NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting net-snmp package, versions <5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-NETSNMP-310814
  • published8 Oct 2018
  • disclosed8 Oct 2018

Introduced: 8 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-18065  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 net-snmp to version 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 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.