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PLSA-2008-65.txt

Posted on 05 November 2008
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Pardus Linux Security Advisory 2008-65 security@pardus.org.tr
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Date: 2008-11-05
Severity: 2
Type: Remote
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Summary
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A bug in the getbulk handling code could let anyone with even minimal
access crash the agent.


Description
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The getbulk code in net-snmp 5.4 before 5.4.2.1, 5.3 before 5.3.2.3, and
5.2 before 5.2.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(crash) via vectors related to the number of responses or repeats.


Affected packages:

Pardus 2008:
net-snmp, all before 5.4.1-7-3
net-snmptrap, all before 5.4.1-7-3



Resolution
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There are update(s) for net-snmp, net-snmptrap. You can update them via
Package Manager or with a single command from console:

pisi up net-snmp net-snmptrap

References
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* http://bugs.pardus.org.tr/show_bug.cgi?id=8577
* http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2008-4309

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http://security.pardus.org.tr


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