CVE-2007-5846

Description

The SNMP agent (snmp_agent.c) in net-snmp before 5.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a GETBULK request with a large max-repeaters value.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 64.67% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=528095&group_id=12694
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-564-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28413 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/38904 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:225 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3802 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27733 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27685 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1712988&group_id=12694&atid=112694
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198346
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00613.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-31.xml vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html vendor advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43730
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018918 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29785 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27558 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26378 patch vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1234/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1045.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28825 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1483 patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11258 signature vdb entry
http://net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/net-snmp/tags/Ext-5-4-1/net-snmp/agent/snmp_agent.c?view=log
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000014.html patch mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/27740 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27689 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5846?
CVE-2007-5846 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5846?
To fix CVE-2007-5846, 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-2007-5846 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5846 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~65% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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