CVE-2015-5621

Summary

CVECVE-2015-5621
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-19 15:59:09 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe snmp_pdu_parse function in snmp_api.c in net-snmp 5.7.2 and earlier does not remove the varBind variable in a netsnmp_variable_list item when parsing of the SNMP PDU fails, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from ADP

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-19 | CWE-190 | n/a | CWE-190 CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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
net-snmp / Code / Commit [f23bcd] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-978220.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cert-portal.siemens.com
Bug 1212408 – CVE-2015-5621 net-snmp: snmp_pdu_parse() incompletely parsed varBinds left in list of variables af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Net-snmp Incomplete Parsing in snmp_pdu_parse() Lets Remote Users Crash snmpd or Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
net-snmp 5.7.3 - (Authenticated) Denial of Service (PoC) - Linux dos Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
openSUSE-SU-2015:1502-1: moderate: Security update for net-snmp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4154-1 net-snmp af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
SourceForge.net: Log In to SourceForge.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
Net-SNMP CVE-2015-5621 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: net-snmp snmp_pdu_parse() function incompletely initializaition vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
USN-2711-1: Net-SNMP vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - net-snmp snmp_pdu_parse() function incompletely initializaition vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Exploit
Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.citrix.com
oss-security - Re: net-snmp snmp_pdu_parse() function incompletely initializaition vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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