VDB-26233 · CVE-2005-2811 · OSVDB 19289

net-snmp up to 5.2.1.2 R1 Local Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability was found in net-snmp (Network Management Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

untrusted search path vulnerability in net-snmp 5.2.1.2 and earlier on gentoo linux installs certain perl modules with an insecure dt_rpath which could allow local users to gain privileges.

The bug was discovered 09/06/2005. The weakness was presented 09/07/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2811 since 09/07/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19670 (GLSA-200509-05 : Net-SNMP: Insecure RPATH), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (19670).

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 19670
Nessus Name: GLSA-200509-05 : Net-SNMP: Insecure RPATH
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OpenVAS ID: 55228
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200509-05 (net-snmp)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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09/06/2005 🔍
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09/07/2005 +1 days 🔍
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09/12/2005 +5 days 🔍
09/20/2005 +8 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +3459 days 🔍
06/09/2019 +1551 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-2811 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 9223 - Net-SNMP with Gentoo Insecure RPATH, High
OSVDB: 19289 - Gentoo - Net-SNMP Local Privilege Escalation Issue

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/09/2019 16:33
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (60), 06/09/2019 16:33 (6)
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