CVE-2018-18065

Public Exploit

Description

_set_key in agent/helpers/table_container.c in Net-SNMP before 5.8 has a NULL Pointer Exception bug that can be used by an authenticated attacker to remotely cause the instance to crash via a crafted UDP packet, resulting in Denial of Service.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.37% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceforge.net/p/net-snmp/code/ci/7ffb8e25a0db851953155de91f0170e9bf8c457d/ third party advisory patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45547/ patch exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3792-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://dumpco.re/blog/net-snmp-5.7.3-remote-dos exploit third party advisory patch
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181107-0001/ third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3792-2/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3792-3/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4314 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106265 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-978220.pdf
https://security.paloaltonetworks.com/CVE-2018-18065

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18065?
CVE-2018-18065 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-18065?
To fix CVE-2018-18065, 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-2018-18065 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-18065 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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