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
Published Aug 5, 2005
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.65%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. We did not ship snmpd setuid root in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00648) | 49.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00648) | 46.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00067) | 18.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 73.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 52.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0405-advisories/snmpdadv.txt x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10396 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2300 Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16245 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2300
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2300
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0405-advisories/snmpdadv.txt | x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10396 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2300 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16245 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2300 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2300 |
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