CVE-2006-0250 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Format string vulnerability in the snmp_input function in snmptrapd in CMU SNMP utilities (cmu-snmp) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted SNMP messages to UDP port 162.

Published: 2006-01-18

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 3.3% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:carnegie_mellon_university:snmptrapd:3.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:carnegie_mellon_university:snmptrapd:3.7:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-0258	Format string vulnerability in the snmp_input function in snmptrapd in CMU SNMP utilities (cmu-snmp) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted SNMP messages to UDP port 162.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03286.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/18525
http://www.digitalarmaments.com/2006040164883273.html
http://www.osvdb.org/22493
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422086/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16267
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0234
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24178

History

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Subscriptions

Carnegie Mellon University Snmptrapd

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-01-18T02:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T16:25:34.100Z

Reserved: 2006-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-0250

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-01-18T01:51:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-0250

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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