CVE-2012-6151
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Net-SNMP - SNMPD AgentX Subagent Timeout Denial of Service
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 5.7.2.1~dfsg-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 5.7.2.1~dfsg-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 5.7.2.1~dfsg-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 5.7.2.1~dfsg-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 5.7.2.1~dfsg-3 |
| macos | 10.11.0 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 10.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.10 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 13.10 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| net-snmp | net-snmp | {"endIncluding":"5.7.1"} | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.0 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.0.1 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.0.2 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.0.3 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.0.4 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.0.5 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.0.6 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.0.7 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.0.8 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.0.9 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.1 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.1.2 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.2 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.3 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.3.0.1 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.4 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.5 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.6 | |
| net-snmp | net-snmp | 5.7 | |
References
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/398
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/415
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55804
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57870
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59974
- http://sourceforge.net/p/net-snmp/bugs/2411/
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201409-02.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64048
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2166-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038007
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89485
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0322.html
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6151
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.