Submitted by KeesCook on Wed, 2007-05-02 15:36
Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2005-4837
Description:
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-456-1 May 02, 2007
net-snmp vulnerability
CVE-2005-4837
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A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
snmpd 5.2.1.2-4ubuntu2.1
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
Details follow:
The SNMP service did not correctly handle TCP disconnects. Remote
subagents could cause a denial of service if they dropped a connection
at a specific time.


