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published date: July 11, 2005

CVE-2005-2177 : Denial of Service Vulnerability

Description

Net-SNMP 5.0.x before 5.0.10.2, 5.2.x before 5.2.1.2, and 5.1.3, when net-snmp is using stream sockets such as TCP, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang and CPU consumption) via a TCP packet of length 1, which triggers an infinite loop.

Product(s):

  • Net-SNMP 5.0.10
  • Net-SNMP Net-SNMP 5.0.1
  • Net-SNMP Net-SNMP 5.0.2
  • Net-SNMP Net-SNMP 5.0.3
  • Net-SNMP 5.0.4 Pre2
  • Net-SNMP Net-SNMP 5.0.5

Question to Ask Vendors:

  1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-2005-2177, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
  2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-2005-2177 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?

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