Description
The perl_trapd_handler function in perl/TrapReceiver/TrapReceiver.xs in Net-SNMP 5.7.3.pre3 and earlier, when using certain Perl versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (snmptrapd crash) via an empty community string in an SNMP trap, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference within the newSVpv function in Perl.
Published: 2014-04-27
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: 3.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2323 The perl_trapd_handler function in perl/TrapReceiver/TrapReceiver.xs in Net-SNMP 5.7.3.pre3 and earlier, when using certain Perl versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (snmptrapd crash) via an empty community string in an SNMP trap, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference within the newSVpv function in Perl.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2166-1 Net-SNMP vulnerabilities
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Net-snmp Net-snmp
Redhat Enterprise Linux
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:05:59.996Z

Reserved: 2014-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2285

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-27T22:55:05.990

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-2285

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-03-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2285 - Bugzilla

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