Debian dla-3270 : libsnmp-base - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 170055

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3270 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3270-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Guilhem Moulin January 15, 2023 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : net-snmp Version : 5.7.3+dfsg-5+deb10u4 CVE ID : CVE-2022-44792 CVE-2022-44793 Debian Bug : 1024020

menglong2234 discovered NULL pointer exceptions in net-snmp, a suite of Simple Network Management Protocol applications, which could could result in debian of service.

CVE-2022-44792

A remote attacker (with write access) could trigger a NULL dereference while handling ipDefaultTTL via a crafted UDP packet.

CVE-2022-44793

A remote attacker (with write access) could trigger a NULL dereference while handling ipv6IpForwarding via a crafted UDP packet.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 5.7.3+dfsg-5+deb10u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your net-snmp packages.

For the detailed security status of net-snmp please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/net-snmp

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
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Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libsnmp-base packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 170055

File Name: debian_DLA-3270.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 1/15/2023

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-44793

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsnmp30, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsnmp-perl, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:snmptrapd, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsnmp-base, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsnmp30-dbg, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tkmib, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:snmpd, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:snmp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-netsnmp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libsnmp-dev

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/15/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/7/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-44792, CVE-2022-44793

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