CVE-2007-5846

N/A Unknown
Published: November 06, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198346
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000014.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/net-snmp/tags/Ext-5-4-1/net-snmp/agent/snmp_agent.c?view=log
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/38904
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/27558
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27685
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27689
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27733
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27740
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28413
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28825
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29785
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-31.xml
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=528095&group_id=12694
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1712988&group_id=12694&atid=112694
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1483
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:225
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1045.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26378
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018918
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-564-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3802
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1234/references
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43730
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11258
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00613.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198346
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000014.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/net-snmp/tags/Ext-5-4-1/net-snmp/agent/snmp_agent.c?view=log
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/38904
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27558
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27685
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27689
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27733
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27740
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28413
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28825
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29785
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-31.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=528095&group_id=12694
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1712988&group_id=12694&atid=112694
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1483
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:225
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1045.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26378
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018918
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-564-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3802
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1234/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43730
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11258
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00613.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

58 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
26.2%
98th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

net-snmp

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