VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-1740
fixproc in Net-snmp 5.x before 5.2.1-r1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to modify the contents of those files to execute arbitrary commands, or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 8.64%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
fixproc in Net-snmp 5.x before 5.2.1-r1 creates temporary files insecurely, which allows local users to modify the contents of those files to execute arbitrary commands, or overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 8.64% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- net-snmp/net-snmp
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15471
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16999
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17135
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18635
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-18.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014039
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:025
- http://www.osvdb.org/16778
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-373.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-395.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13715
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0598
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/net-snmp-05182005.txt
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11659
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15471
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16999
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17135
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18635
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200505-18.xmlVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014039
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:025
- http://www.osvdb.org/16778
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-373.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-395.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13715
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0598
- http://www.zataz.net/adviso/net-snmp-05182005.txt
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11659
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.