Alpine: multiple net-snmp packages: security update to 5.7.2.1-r2 (deprecated)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 401078

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- snmplib/mib.c in net-snmp 5.7.0 and earlier, when the -OQ option is used, allows remote attackers to cause
a denial of service (snmptrapd crash) via a crafted SNMP trap message, which triggers a conversion to the
variable type designated in the MIB file, as demonstrated by a NULL type in an ifMtu trap message.
(CVE-2014-3565)

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 401078

Version: Revision 1.24

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/16/2023

Updated: 1/19/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 0

Percentile: 0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-3565

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/24/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/31/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3565

BID: 69477

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