#VU70879 NULL pointer dereference in Net-snmp - CVE-2022-44793
Published: January 10, 2023 / Updated: May 1, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU70879
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-44793
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Net-snmp
Net-snmp
Software vendor:
net-snmp.sourceforge.net
net-snmp.sourceforge.net
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the handle_ipv6IpForwarding() function in agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/ip_scalars.c. A remote attacker can send specially crafted UDP packets to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.