UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5621

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-5621
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5621.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-5621
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Related
Published
2015-07-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:18:06.880550Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The snmppduparse function in snmpapi.c in net-snmp 5.7.2 and earlier does not remove the varBind variable in a netsnmpvariable_list item when parsing of the SNMP PDU fails, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / net-snmp

Package

Name
net-snmp
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/net-snmp@5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1

Affected versions

5.*

5.7.2~dfsg-8ubuntu1
5.7.2~dfsg-8ubuntu2
5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu1
5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu2
5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libsnmp-base",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsnmp-dev",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsnmp-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsnmp-perl",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsnmp-perl-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsnmp30",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsnmp30-dbg",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libsnmp30-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-netsnmp",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-netsnmp-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "snmp",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "snmp-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "snmpd",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "snmpd-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "tkmib",
            "binary_version": "5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1"
        }
    ]
}