#VU45744 UNIX symbolic link following in Net-snmp - CVE-2020-15861

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#VU45744 UNIX symbolic link following in Net-snmp - CVE-2020-15861

Published: August 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU45744
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15861
CWE-ID: CWE-61
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Net-snmp
Software vendor:
net-snmp.sourceforge.net

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue in snmpd. A local user can bypass implemented security mechanism via *snmp-mibs-downloader package* and execute arbitrary commands on the system as root.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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