Upstream information
Description
The snmp_trap_decode function in the SNMP NAT helper for Linux kernel before 2.6.16.18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified remote attack vectors that cause failures in snmp_trap_decode that trigger (1) frees of random memory or (2) frees of previously-freed memory (double-free) by snmp_trap_decode as well as its calling function, as demonstrated via certain test cases of the PROTOS SNMP test suite.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.8 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2006:042, published Wed, 26 Jul 2006 14:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2006:047, published Fri, 11 Aug 2006 17:00:00 +0000
- SUSE-SA:2006:064, published Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:00:00 +0000
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 02:49:10 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:14:46 2025