CVE-2014-2285
EPSS 3.3%
Description
The perl_trapd_handler function in perl/TrapReceiver/TrapReceiver.xs in Net-SNMP 5.7.3.pre3 and earlier, when using certain Perl versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (snmptrapd crash) via an empty community string in an SNMP trap, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference within the newSVpv function in Perl.
How to fix CVE-2014-2285
To remediate CVE-2014-2285, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/net-snmp—upgrade to 5.7.2.1~dfsg-3 or later
Is CVE-2014-2285 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 5.7.2.1~dfsg-3