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TI-2009-01798 Aliases CVE-2009-1887GHSA-cf72-rgjq-hh5r

agent/snmp_agent.c in snmpd in net-snmp 5.0.9 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows…

Priority LOW 27CWE-369Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-369.

Summary

agent/snmp_agent.c in snmpd in net-snmp 5.0.9 in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via a crafted SNMP GETBULK request that triggers a divide-by-zero error. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2008-4309.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02214 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.9Vulnerablenet-snmp
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0Running onRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.9 Vulnerable ·net-snmp
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Running on ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2009:1124 Released 2009-06-25 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    net-snmp security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.28, net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.28.i386, net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.28 +7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.28, net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.28.i386, net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.28.ia64 +17
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.28, net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.28.i386, net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.28.ia64 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.28, net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.28.i386, net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.28.ia64 +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1124
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1124
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1124
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2009:1124

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1887
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cf72-rgjq-hh5r

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2025-42133 Net-SNMP snmptrapd crash CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-12840 snmp_oid_compare in snmplib/snmp_api.c in Net-SNMP before 5.8 has a NULL Pointer… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-04735 The snmp_pdu_parse function in snmp_api.c in net-snmp 5.7.2 and earlier does not remove… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-22058 handle_ipv6IpForwarding in agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/ip_scalars.c in Net-SNMP 5.4.3 through… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2022-22057 handle_ipDefaultTTL in agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/ip_scalars.c in Net-SNMP 5.8 through 5.9.3… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2007-05612 The SNMP agent (snmp_agent.c) in net-snmp before 5.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
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