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F5 Networks BIG-IP : NET-SNMP vulnerability (K16476)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 82932
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
Net-SNMP 5.7.1 and earlier, when AgentX is registering to handle a MIB and processing GETNEXT requests, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or infinite loop, CPU consumption, and hang) by causing the AgentX subagent to timeout. (CVE-2012-6151)Solution
Upgrade to one of the non-vulnerable versions listed in the F5 Solution K16476.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 82932
File Name: f5_bigip_SOL16476.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: Local
Published: 4/22/2015
Updated: 10/21/2026
Configuration: Enable paranoid mode
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7
Percentile: 98.31
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-6151
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 9.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_advanced_firewall_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_acceleration_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_security_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_application_visibility_and_reporting, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_global_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_link_controller, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_local_traffic_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_policy_enforcement_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_wan_optimization_manager, cpe:/a:f5:big-ip_webaccelerator, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip, cpe:/h:f5:big-ip_protocol_security_manager
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Settings/ParanoidReport, Host/BIG-IP/hotfix, Host/BIG-IP/modules, Host/BIG-IP/version
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/21/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-6151
BID: 64048