Fedora 29 update for net-snmp

Published: 2018-11-30 | Updated: 2025-04-24

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-18065 CVE-2018-18066
CWE-ID	CWE-476
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system net-snmp Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Null pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU15322

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18065

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists in the _set_key() function, as defined in the agent/helpers/table_container.c source code file due to a NULL pointer exception bug. A remote attacker can send a malicious UDP packet, trigger a NULL pointer dereference condition, cause the application to crash.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 29

net-snmp: before 5.8-3.fc29

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-042156f164

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Null pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU15321