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CentOS 7 : net-snmp (CESA-2020:5350)
high Nessus Plugin ID 145444
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS Linux host is missing a security update.Description
The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CESA-2020:5350 advisory.- net-snmp: Improper Privilege Management in EXTEND MIB may lead to privileged commands execution (CVE-2020-15862)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 145444
File Name: centos_RHSA-2020-5350.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 1/26/2021
Updated: 1/27/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15862
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp-agent-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp-gui, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp-perl, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp-python, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp-sysvinit, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:net-snmp-utils, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/25/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2020-15862