SB2023011024 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Net-snmp 

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SB2023011024 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Net-snmp

Published: January 10, 2023 Updated: May 1, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023011024
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44793)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the handle_ipv6IpForwarding() function in agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/ip_scalars.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted UDP packets to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44792)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the handle_ipDefaultTTL() function in agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/ip_scalars.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted UDP to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References