CVE-2015-5621

CVE Details

Release Date:	2015-04-13
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

It was discovered that the snmp_pdu_parse() function could leave incompletely parsed varBind variables in the list of variables. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could use this flaw to crash snmpd or, potentially, execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the user running snmpd.

See more information about CVE-2015-5621 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.1
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (net-snmp)	ELSA-2015-1636	2015-08-17
Oracle Linux version 7 (net-snmp)	ELSA-2015-1636	2015-08-17
Oracle VM version 3.3 (net-snmp)	OVMSA-2015-0116	2015-08-17
Oracle VM version 3.4 (net-snmp)	OVMSA-2015-0116	2015-08-17