CVE-2018-18066
Published: 8 October 2018
snmp_oid_compare in snmplib/snmp_api.c in Net-SNMP before 5.8 has a NULL Pointer Exception bug that can be used by an unauthenticated attacker to remotely cause the instance to crash via a crafted UDP packet, resulting in Denial of Service.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | this is a duplicate of CVE-2015-5621 which was fixed in USN-2711-1 0025-Bug-788964-net-snmp-snmp_pdu_parse-DoS.patch in bionic CVE-2015-5621.patch in xenial |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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net-snmp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3)
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| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1)
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| upstream |
Released
(5.7.3+dfsg-1.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu1)
|
|
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Patches: upstream: https://sourceforge.net/p/net-snmp/code/ci/f23bcd3ac6ddee5d0a48f9703007ccc738914791/ |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |