Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes numeric error. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1887. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (Operating System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

agent/snmp_agent.c in snmpd in net-snmp 5.0.9 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted SNMP GETBULK request that triggers a divide-by-zero error. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-4309.

The bug was discovered 06/25/2009. The weakness was shared 06/26/2009 by Tomas Hoger as Bug 506903 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1887 since 06/02/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. 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 67880 (Oracle Linux 3 : net-snmp (ELSA-2009-1124)), 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 117096 (CentOS Security Update for net (CESA-2009:1124)).

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 databases at X-Force (51389), Tenable (67880), SecurityFocus (BID 35492†), OSVDB (56459†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-22706†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 67880
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 : net-snmp (ELSA-2009-1124)
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OpenVAS ID: 880819
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for net-snmp CESA-2009:1124 centos3 i386
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: Bug 506903
Researcher: Tomas Hoger
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1887 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1887
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48769

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X-Force: 51389
SecurityFocus: 35492 - Net-SNMP GETBULK Divide By Zero Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 56459 - CVE-2009-1887 - Net-SNMP and RHEL - Denial of Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 22706 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and Desktop 3 Net-SMTP GETBULK Remote DoS Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 04/09/2025 21:54
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (72), 09/06/2019 18:42 (7), 04/09/2025 21:54 (22)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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