CVE-2007-5846
CVE-2007-5846 is a high-severity vulnerability in Net-snmp with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score of 26% places it in the 98th percentile, indicating an elevated likelihood of exploitation. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-399.
Key facts
- Severity: High (CVSS 2.0 base score 7.8)
- EPSS exploit prediction: 26% (98th percentile)
- Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
- Weakness: CWE-399
- Affected product: Net-snmp
- Published:
- Last modified:
Description
The SNMP agent (snmp_agent.c) in net-snmp before 5.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a GETBULK request with a large max-repeaters value.
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-5846?
- The SNMP agent (snmp_agent.c) in net-snmp before 5.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a GETBULK request with a large max-repeaters value.
- How severe is CVE-2007-5846?
- CVE-2007-5846 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8, rated high severity.
- Is CVE-2007-5846 being actively exploited?
- It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 26% (98th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- What products are affected by CVE-2007-5846?
- CVE-2007-5846 affects Net-snmp. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
- How do I fix CVE-2007-5846?
- Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
- When was CVE-2007-5846 published?
- CVE-2007-5846 was published on 2007-11-06 and last updated on 2026-06-16.
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198346
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000014.html
- http://net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/net-snmp/tags/Ext-5-4-1/net-snmp/agent/snmp_agent.c?view=log
- http://osvdb.org/38904
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27558
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27689
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27733
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27740
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28413
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28825
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29785
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-31.xml
- http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=528095&group_id=12694
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1712988&group_id=12694&atid=112694
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1483
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:225
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1045.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26378
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018918
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-564-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3802
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1234/references
- https://kb.pulsesecure.net/articles/Pulse_Security_Advisories/SA43730
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11258
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00613.html
Affected products (1)
- cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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