Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in net-snmp affects IBM Security Network Protection (CVE-2014-3565)

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

CVE ID: CVE-2014-3565

DESCRIPTION: Net-SNMP is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by the improper handling of SNMP traps when started with the "-OQ" option. By sending an SNMP trap message containing a variable with a NULL type, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause snmptrapd to crash.
CVSS Base Score: 5
CVSS Temporal Score: See https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95638 for the current score
CVSS Environmental Score*: Undefined
CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Affected Products and Versions

IBM Security Network Protection 5.2
IBM Security Network Protection 5.3

Remediation/Fixes

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

Complete CVSS v2 Guide
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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.

Disclaimer

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Security Bulletin: A vulnerability in net-snmp affects IBM Security Network Protection (CVE-2014-3565)