CVE-2012-6151

Summary

CVECVE-2012-6151
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-12-13 18:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionNet-SNMP 5.7.1 and earlier, when AgentX is registering to handle a MIB and processing GETNEXT requests, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or infinite loop, CPU consumption, and hang) by causing the AgentX subagent to timeout.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS: 0.274250000 probability, percentile 0.964340000 (date 2026-04-30)

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.11.0 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.10 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.1 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.2 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.3 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.4 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.5 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.6 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.7 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.8 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.9 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.1 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.1.2 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.2 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.3 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.3.0.1 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.4 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.5 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.6 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.7 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-2166-1: Net-SNMP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-sec: SNMPD DoS #2411 snmpd crashes/hangs when AgentX subagent times-out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
1038007 – (CVE-2012-6151) CVE-2012-6151 net-snmp: snmpd crashes/hangs when AgentX subagent times-out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
About the security content of OS X El Capitan 10.11.1, Security Update 2015-004 Yosemite, and Security Update 2015-007 Mavericks - Apple Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
net-snmp / Bugs / #2411 snmpd crashes/hangs when AgentX subagent times-out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Exploit
Net-SNMP SNMPD AgentX Subagent Timeout Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Net-SNMP: Denial of Service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Juniper Networks - 2015-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple Vulnerabilities in CTPView af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net
Security Advisory SA55804 - Net-SNMP SNMPD GETNEXT Requests Timeout Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-sec: Re: SNMPD DoS #2411 snmpd crashes/hangs when AgentX subagent times-out af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Security Advisory SA57870 - Ubuntu update for net-snmp - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
APPLE-SA-2015-10-21-4 OS X El Capitan 10.11.1 and Security Update 2015-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Security Advisory SA59974 - Gentoo update for net-snmp - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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