#VU43726 Out-of-bounds read in Net-snmp - CVE-2012-2141
Published: August 15, 2012 / Updated: August 15, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43726
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2141
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit 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 gain access to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the the handle_nsExtendOutput2Table function function in agent/mibgroup/agent/extend.c file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0124.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48938
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59974
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX139049
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201409-02.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/26/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/26/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53255
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53258
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026984
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=815813
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75169