net-snmp: snmpd crashes/hangs when AgentX subagent times-out
Published Dec 13, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.45%
Description
Net-SNMP 5.7.1 and earlier, when AgentX is registering to handle a MIB and processing GETNEXT requests, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or infinite loop, CPU consumption, and hang) by causing the AgentX subagent to timeout.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 10.11.0
- 10.04
- 12.04
- 12.10
- 13.10
Configuration 2
- ≤ 5.7.1
- 5.0
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.3
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.5
- 5.0.6
- 5.0.7
- 5.0.8
- 5.0.9
- 5.1
- 5.1.2
- 5.2
- 5.3
- 5.3.0.1
- 5.4
- 5.5
- 5.6
- 5.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
net-snmp-1:5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0322
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
net-snmp-1:5.5-44.el6_4.4
Fixed · RHBA-2013:1150
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
net-snmp
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | net-snmp-1:5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0322 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | net-snmp-1:5.5-44.el6_4.4 | Fixed | RHBA-2013:1150 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | net-snmp | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.45% (0.09451) | 95.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.45% (0.09451) | 94.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 27.43% (0.27425) | 96.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 29, 2025 | 19.89% (0.19894) | 95.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 21.04% (0.21042) | 95.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 22.15% (0.22154) | 95.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 34.94% (0.34939) | 95.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 22.15% (0.22154) | 95.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 8, 2025 | 6.63% (0.06633) | 93.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 9.44% (0.09439) | 94.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 11.87% (0.11865) | 95.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.21% (0.13210) | 95.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 14.72% (0.14724) | 95.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 14.50% (0.14496) | 95.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 14.38% (0.14383) | 95.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 9, 2023 | 14.34% (0.14345) | 94.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.68% (0.16679) | 95.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.65% (0.15648) | 96.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 27, 2022 | 15.65% (0.15648) | 95.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 16.75% (0.16755) | 95.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 16.75% (0.16755) | 92.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (18)
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
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- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/415 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/59974 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://sourceforge.net/p/net-snmp/bugs/2411/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201409-02.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2166-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6151 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038007 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89485 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6151
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0322.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://support.apple.com/HT205375 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6151
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