SB2013121303 - Resource management error in net-snmp.sourceforge.net Net-snmp
Published: December 13, 2013 Updated: August 3, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013121303
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6151)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Net-SNMP 5.7.1 and earlier, when AgentX is registering to handle a MIB and processing GETNEXT requests, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or infinite loop, CPU consumption, and hang) by causing the AgentX subagent to timeout.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/398
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/415
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55804
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57870
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59974
- http://sourceforge.net/p/net-snmp/bugs/2411/
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201409-02.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64048
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2166-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038007
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89485
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0322.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375