Vulnerability · Published Aug 19, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-15862
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the net-snmp package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Net-SNMP through 5.8 has Improper Privilege Management because SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB provides the ability to run arbitrary commands as root.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | net-snmp | 5.8+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15862 |
| Debian:13 | net-snmp | 5.8+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15862 |
| Debian:14 | net-snmp | 5.8+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15862 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://salsa.debian.org/debian/net-snmp/-/commit/fad8725402752746daf0a751dcff19eb6aeab52e
- https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/77f6c60f57dba0aaea5d8ef1dd94bcd0c8e6d205
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=965166
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15862
- GLSA-202008-12 vendor-advisory
- USN-4471-1 vendor-advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/