CentOS 7 update for net-snmp



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-15862
CWE-ID CWE-732
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 CentOS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor CentOS Project

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU45745

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 5.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15862

CWE-ID: CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure permissions set by the Net-snmp installed on Debian-based systems. A remote user can overwrite files in net-snmp directory via EXTEND MIB and execute arbitrary code on the system with root privileges.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

CentOS: 7

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2021-January/048249.html


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.



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