net-snmp up to 5.9.4/5.10.pre1 snmptrapd memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in net-snmp up to 5.9.4/5.10.pre1. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component snmptrapd. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-68615. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in net-snmp up to 5.9.4/5.10.pre1. This affects an unknown function of the component snmptrapd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

net-snmp is a SNMP application library, tools and daemon. Prior to versions 5.9.5 and 5.10.pre2, a specially crafted packet to an net-snmp snmptrapd daemon can cause a buffer overflow and the daemon to crash. This issue has been patched in versions 5.9.5 and 5.10.pre2.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-68615 since 12/19/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/20/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 279623 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-68615), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.9.5 or 5.10.pre2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at CNNVD (CNNVD-202512-4015), Tenable (279623), EUVD (EUVD-2025-204779) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2916). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Open Source Net-SNMP

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 279623
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-68615

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: net-snmp 5.9.5/5.10.pre2

Timelineinfo

12/19/2025 CVE reserved
12/23/2025 +4 days Advisory disclosed
12/23/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/20/2026 +28 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSA-4389-rwqf-q9gq
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-68615 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-68615
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337827
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CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2916 - Net-SNMP: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung und DoS
CNNVD: CNNVD-202512-4015 - Net-SNMP 缓冲区错误漏洞

Entryinfo

Created: 12/23/2025 08:28
Updated: 01/20/2026 11:40
Changes: 12/23/2025 08:28 (65), 12/23/2025 08:59 (1), 12/23/2025 18:54 (6), 12/23/2025 19:51 (2), 01/02/2026 08:48 (7), 01/12/2026 09:56 (1), 01/20/2026 11:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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