Upstream information
Description
The SNMP agent (snmp_agent.c) in net-snmp before 5.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a GETBULK request with a large max-repeaters value.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
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-SR:2007:025, published Wed, 05 Dec 2007 12:00:00 +0000
 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 16:32:42 2013CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:15:06 2025