Debian DSA-4746-1 : net-snmp - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 139631

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in net-snmp, a suite of Simple Network Management Protocol applications, which could lead to privilege escalation.

Solution

Upgrade the net-snmp packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), these problems have been fixed in version 5.7.3+dfsg-5+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 139631

File Name: debian_DSA-4746.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/18/2020

Updated: 2/26/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-15862

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:net-snmp

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/15/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-15861, CVE-2020-15862

DSA: 4746

IAVA: 2020-A-0384-S

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