CVE-2005-2177

Description

Net-SNMP 5.0.x before 5.0.10.2, 5.2.x before 5.2.1.2, and 5.1.3, when net-snmp is using stream sockets such as TCP, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang and CPU consumption) via a TCP packet of length 1, which triggers an infinite loop.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 11.10% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17282 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-190-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22875 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25373 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9986 vdb entry signature
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21256 vdb entry
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102725-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-202-200610-patch.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16999 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_12_sr.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451426/100/200/threaded mailing list
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0034/ patch vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-873 vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-213-200610-patch.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/15930 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23058 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4677 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18635 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017273 vdb entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-225.pdf
http://www.vmware.com/download/esx/esx-254-200610-patch.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:025 vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_24_sr.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1883 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-395.html vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_13_sr.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17217 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-373.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17135 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451404/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/17007 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.net-snmp.org/about/ChangeLog.html
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_id=7659656&forum_id=12455 mailing list patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451417/100/200/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/25787 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17343 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14168 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451419/100/200/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/25432 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-720.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2177?
CVE-2005-2177 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2177?
To fix CVE-2005-2177, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2177 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-2177 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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