Security Bulletin
Summary
The net-snmp packages provide various libraries and tools for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).One security vulnerability has been discovered in net-snmp used with IBM Security Network Protection.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2015-5621
DESCRIPTION: Net-SNMP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by incompletely parsed varBind variables being left in the list of variables by the snmp_pdu_parse() function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash or possibly execute arbitrary code on the system.
CVSS Base Score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/105232 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Affected Products and Versions
IBM Security Network Protection 5.2
IBM Security Network Protection 5.3
Remediation/Fixes
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Product | VRMF | Remediation/First Fix |
| IBM Security Network Protection | Firmware version 5.2 | Download 5.2.0.0-ISS-XGS-All-Models-Hotfix-FP0012 from IBM Fix Central and upload and install via the Fix Packs page of the Local Management Interface. |
| IBM Security Network Protection | Firmware version 5.3 | Install Firmware 5.3.1.5 from the Available Updates page of the Local Management Interface, or by performing a One Time Scheduled Installation from SiteProtector. |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
01 October 2015: Original Version Published
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Information
Modified date:
16 June 2018
UID
swg21966695