CVE-2012-2141

Summary

CVECVE-2012-2141
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-08-14 22:55:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-29 01:31:00 UTC
DescriptionArray index error in the handle_nsExtendOutput2Table function in agent/mibgroup/agent/extend.c in Net-SNMP 5.7.1 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and snmpd crash) via an SNMP GET request for an entry not in the extension table.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.7.1 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.7.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Net-snmp handle_nsExtendOutput2Table() Array Index Error Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Bug 815813 – CVE-2012-2141 net-snmp: Array index error, leading to out-of heap-based buffer read (snmpd crash) MISC bugzilla.redhat.com
oss-security - CVE Request -- net-snmp: Array index error, leading to out-of heap-based buffer read (snmpd crash) MLIST www.openwall.com
Net-SNMP SNMP GET Request Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Net-SNMP: Denial of Service GENTOO www.gentoo.org
Security Alerts - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA59974 - Gentoo update for net-snmp - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Citrix Login CONFIRM support.citrix.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- net-snmp: Array index error, leading to out-of heap-based buffer read (snmpd crash) MLIST www.openwall.com
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com
Net-SNMP Agent MIB Subtree Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 591311 Bosch Rexroth PRA-ES8P2S Ethernet-Switch Multiple Vulnerabilities (BOSCH-SA-247053-BT)
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