CVE-2012-6151
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CVE-2012-6151 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 9.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Mac Os X | 10.11.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 10.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.10 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 13.10 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | <= 5.7.1 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.0 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.0.1 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.0.2 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.0.3 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.0.4 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.0.5 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.0.6 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.0.7 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.0.8 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.0.9 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.1 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.1.2 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.2 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.3 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.3.0.1 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.4 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.5 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.6 |
| Net-Snmp | Net-Snmp | 5.7 |
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