CentOS 3 / 4 : net-snmp (CESA-2007:1045)

high Nessus Plugin ID 36614

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated net-snmp packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol used for network management.

A flaw was discovered in the way net-snmp handled certain requests. A remote attacker who can connect to the snmpd UDP port (161 by default) could send a malicious packet causing snmpd to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2007-5846)

All users of net-snmp are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.

Solution

Update the affected net-snmp packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 36614

File Name: centos_RHSA-2007-1045.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: CentOS Local Security Checks

Published: 4/23/2009

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp-perl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp-utils, cpe:/o:centos:centos:3, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2007

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/6/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-5846

BID: 26378

CWE: 399

RHSA: 2007:1045

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