CVE-2022-44793

medium

Description

handle_ipv6IpForwarding in agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/ip_scalars.c in Net-SNMP 5.4.3 through 5.9.3 has a NULL Pointer Exception bug that can be used by a remote attacker to cause the instance to crash via a crafted UDP packet, resulting in Denial of Service.

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230223-0011/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/01/msg00010.html

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-165-10

https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/issues/475

https://gist.github.com/menglong2234/d07a65b5028145c9f4e1d1db8c4c202f

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-11-07

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.5346