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Net-snmp Stream-based Protocol Denial of Service
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15930
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Release Date:
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2005-07-06
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Last Update:
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2005-07-12
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Popularity:
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10,008 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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DoS
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Where:
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From local network
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Net-snmp 5.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-2177
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Net-snmp, which can be exploited by malicious users to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
The vulnerability is used due to an error in Net-snmp agents when handling stream-based protocols such as TCP. This can be exploited to cause a DoS. TCP support is not enabled by default.
Solution:
Update to version 5.2.1.2, 5.1.3, or 5.0.10.2.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by vendor.
Changelog:
2005-07-12: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/fo...?thread_id=7659656&forum_id=12455
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