Summary
Tobias Neitzel discovered that Net-SNMP incorrectly handled certain symlinks.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.
(CVE-2020-15861)
It was discovered that Net-SNMP incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu
18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-15862)
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | net-snmp | 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 |
| Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS | net-snmp | 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.5 |
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | net-snmp | 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS | net-snmp | 5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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High 7.8
Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 allows Escalation of Privileges because of UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following.
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Unscored —
Net-SNMP through 5.8 has Improper Privilege Management because SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB provides the ability…