Null pointer dereference in Net-snmp - CVE-2018-18066
Published: October 10, 2018 / Updated: October 11, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15321
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2018-18066
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: net-snmp.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
Net-snmp
Net-snmp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the snmp_oid_compare() function, as defined in the snmplib/snmp_api.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.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-18066
Update to version 5.8.