Vulnerabilities in a large number of SNMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause…
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Vulnerabilities in a large number of SNMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or gain privileges via SNMPv1 trap handling, as demonstrated by the PROTOS c06-SNMPv1 test suite. NOTE: It is highly likely that this candidate will be SPLIT into multiple candidates, one or more for each vendor. This and other SNMP-related candidates will be updated when more accurate information is available.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.23907 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2002:036 Released 2002-09-13 · Red Hat rating Moderate: Updated ethereal packages available
- Red Hat Powertools 6.2
- Red Hat Powertools 7.0
- Red Hat Powertools 7.1
- RHSA-2002:088 Released 2002-06-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate: Updated ethereal packages are available
- Red Hat Linux 7.2
- Red Hat Linux 7.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2001:163 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2001:163 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2001:163 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2001:163 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:088 |
| Red Hat Powertools 6.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:036 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:036 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2002:036 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2002-0012
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f36q-vfjv-585j
References
More Snmp vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-00013 Vulnerabilities in the SNMPv1 request handling of a large number of SNMP implementations… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-1999-00466 The SNMP default community name "public" is not properly removed in NetApps C630… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2002-0012 · CVE Program
- CVE-2002-0012 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f36q-vfjv-585j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2002-0012 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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