CVE-2012-6151
EPSS 27.4%
Description
Net-SNMP 5.7.1 and earlier, when AgentX is registering to handle a MIB and processing GETNEXT requests, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or infinite loop, CPU consumption, and hang) by causing the AgentX subagent to timeout.
How to fix CVE-2012-6151
To remediate CVE-2012-6151, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/net-snmp—upgrade to 5.7.2.1~dfsg-3 or later
Is CVE-2012-6151 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 27.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 5.7.2.1~dfsg-3