CVE-2015-5621

Summary

CVECVE-2015-5621
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-08-19 15:59:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-10 10:29:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-19

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

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

Legacy QID Mappings

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