#VU24892 Out-of-bounds read in Mini SNMP daemon - CVE-2020-6059
Published: February 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU24892
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6059
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mini SNMP daemon
Mini SNMP daemon
Software vendor:
Joachim Nilsson
Joachim Nilsson
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the "decode_int" function when processing SNMP packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted SNMP request, trigger out-of-bounds read error, read contents of memory on the system and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.