net-snmp 5.4.1 SNMP Agent snmp_agent.c resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in net-snmp 5.4.1 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the file snmp_agent.c of the component SNMP Agent. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-5846. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in net-snmp 5.4.1 (Network Management Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file snmp_agent.c of the component SNMP Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The SNMP agent (snmp_agent.c) in net-snmp before 5.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a GETBULK request with a large max-repeaters value.

The bug was discovered 05/07/2007. The weakness was published 05/04/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5846 since 11/06/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67608 (Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : net-snmp (ELSA-2007-1045)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155179 (Oracle Enterprise Linux net-snmp Security Update (ELSA-2007-1045)).

Upgrading to version 5.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38328), Tenable (67608), SecurityFocus (BID 26378†), OSVDB (38904†) and Secunia (SA27558†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67608
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 / 4 : net-snmp (ELSA-2007-1045)
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OpenVAS ID: 60359
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1483-1 (net-snmp)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: net-snmp 5.4.1
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06/11/2007 +35 days 🔍
11/06/2007 +148 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5846 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5846
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39595

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X-Force: 38328
SecurityFocus: 26378 - Net-SNMP GETBULK Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 27558
OSVDB: 38904 - Net-SNMP snmp_agent.c Malformed GETBULK Request Remote Memory Consumption DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018918
Vulnerability Center: 16733 - Net-SNMP <5.4.1 SNMP Agent Remote Denial of Service via a GETBULK Request, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3802

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 06/02/2025 04:48
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (88), 07/29/2019 16:36 (2), 06/02/2025 04:48 (20)
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Cache ID: 216:4D8:103

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