Home / vulnerabilities Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201507-17
Posted on 10 July 2015
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201507-17
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: SNMP: Denial of Service
Date: July 10, 2015
Bugs: #522062
ID: 201507-17
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in SNMP could lead to Denial of Service condition.
Background
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SNMP is a widely used protocol for monitoring the health and welfare of
network equipment.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/net-snmp < 5.7.3_pre5-r1 >= 5.7.3_pre5-r1
Description
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A specially crafted trap message trigger a conversion to erronuous
variable type in SNMP's snmplib/mib.c when the -OQ option is used.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All SNMP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.7.3_pre5-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-3565
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-3565
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-17
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
