SourceForge Net-SNMP up to 5.2.1.2 snmp_api.c incorrect numeric error
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A vulnerability was found in SourceForge Net-SNMP up to 5.2.1.2 (Network Management Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file snmp_api.c. The manipulation of the argument incorrect
with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
snmp_api.c in snmpd in Net-SNMP 5.2.x before 5.2.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.3, and 5.0.x before 5.0.10.2, when running in master agentx mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing a particular TCP disconnect, which triggers a free of an incorrect variable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2177.
The bug was discovered 05/23/2005. The weakness was published 12/31/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at issues.rpath.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2005-4837 since 04/10/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 222 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28054 (Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : net-snmp vulnerability (USN-456-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117853 (CentOS Security Update for net-snmp (CESA-2005:373)).
Upgrading to version 5.2.x eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 years after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34236) and Tenable (28054).
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Class: Numeric errorCWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 28054
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS : net-snmp vulnerability (USN-456-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 840045
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for libxml2 USN-2214-1
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Upgrade: Net-SNMP 5.2.x
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05/23/2005 🔍05/23/2005 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: issues.rpath.com⛔Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-4837 (🔍)
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X-Force: 34236
Vulnerability Center: 16814 - Net-SNMP snmp_api.c Remote Denial of Service via a TCP Disconnect, Low
SecurityFocus: 23762 - Net-SNMP TCP Disconnect Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 25114
OSVDB: 34907 - CVE-2005-4837 - Net-SNMP - Denial of Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2007-1944
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Created: 03/12/2015 11:11Updated: 07/30/2019 11:04
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (84), 07/30/2019 11:04 (4)
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