Resource management error in Net-snmp - CVE-2012-6151

 

Resource management error in Net-snmp - CVE-2012-6151

Published: December 13, 2013 / Updated: August 4, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU33299
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-6151
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: net-snmp.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
Net-snmp

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-6151

Install update from vendor's website.

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