Net-snmp GETBULK Request Processing Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018918 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1018918
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-5846
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 8 2007
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): 5.4; possibly prior versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Net-snmp. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can send a GETBULK request with a large max-repeaters value to the agent to consume excessive CPU and memory resources on the target system.
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Impact:
A remote user can cause excessive CPU and memory consumption on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fixed version (5.4.1).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1712988&group_id=12694&atid=112694
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Vendor URL: www.net-snmp.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Resource error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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Message History:
This archive entry has one or more follow-up message(s) listed below.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 07:41:28 -0500
Subject: Net-snmp
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CVE-2007-5846
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1712988&group_id=12694&atid=112694
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