Overview
- Description
- Buffer overflow in snmpd in ucd-snmp 4.2.6 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -p command line argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether there are any standard configurations in which snmpd is installed setuid or setgid. If not, then this issue should not be included in CVE.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.2
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- NVD-CWE-Other
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Vendor comments
- Red HatNot vulnerable. We did not ship snmpd setuid root in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:ucd-snmp:ucd-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "92AC21AD-B51A-4205-BE6D-7EE056D2086E",
"versionEndIncluding": "4.2.6"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]