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RHEL 3 : net-snmp (RHSA-2009:1124)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 39527

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat 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.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

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

A divide-by-zero flaw was discovered in the snmpd daemon. A remote attacker could issue a specially crafted GETBULK request that could crash the snmpd daemon. (CVE-2009-1887)

Note: An attacker must have read access to the SNMP server in order to exploit this flaw. In the default configuration, the community name 'public' grants read-only access. In production deployments, it is recommended to change this default community name.

All net-snmp users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the update, the snmpd and snmptrapd daemons will be restarted automatically.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2009-1887

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009:1124

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 39527

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2009-1124.nasl

Version: 1.24

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/26/2009

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/25/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/26/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2009-1887

CWE: 189

RHSA: 2009:1124