CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-4837

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Net-SNMP versions 5.2.x before 5.2.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.3, and 5.0.x before 5.0.10.2, running in master agentx mode, the snmp_api.c function in snmpd contains a denial of service vulnerability. A remote attacker can crash the daemon by causing a specific TCP disconnect, which triggers a free of an incorrect variable.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to crash the SNMP service, potentially disrupting network monitoring and device management, leading to IT infrastructure downtime.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade Net-SNMP to version 5.2.2, 5.1.3, or 5.0.10.2 (or later), which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

snmp_api.c in snmpd in Net-SNMP 5.2.x before 5.2.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.3, and 5.0.x before 5.0.10.2, when running in master agentx mode, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) by causing a particular TCP disconnect, which triggers a free of an incorrect variable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2177.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS