Vulnerability identifier: #VU65672

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24809

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Net-snmp
Server applications / Remote management servers, RDP, SSH

Vendor: net-snmp.sourceforge.net

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in nsVacmAccessTable  when handling malformed OID in GET-NEXT. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Net-snmp: 5.0 - 5.9.2.pre1

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External links
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2022-24809

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.