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TI-2018-15769 Aliases CVE-2018-1000116GHSA-8q7v-xf4g-8vpc

NET-SNMP version 5.7.2 contains a heap corruption vulnerability in the UDP protocol…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 14 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

NET-SNMP version 5.7.2 contains a heap corruption vulnerability in the UDP protocol handler that can result in command execution.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.06291 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 14 fixed, 1 without a fix

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:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.7.2Vulnerablenet-snmp
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.2 Vulnerable ·net-snmp
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2015:1636 Released 2015-08-17 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    net-snmp security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) net-snmp-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-agent-libs-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-libs-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) net-snmp-devel-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-gui-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-perl-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) net-snmp-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-agent-libs-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-libs-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) net-snmp-devel-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-gui-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-perl-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) net-snmp-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1, net-snmp-libs-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) net-snmp-devel-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1, net-snmp-perl-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1, net-snmp-python-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) net-snmp-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1, net-snmp-libs-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1, net-snmp-perl-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) net-snmp-devel-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) net-snmp-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1, net-snmp-devel-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1, net-snmp-devel-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1.ppc +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) net-snmp-1:5.7.2-20.ael7b_1.1, net-snmp-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-agent-libs-1:5.7.2-20.ael7b_1.1 +10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) net-snmp-gui-1:5.7.2-20.ael7b_1.1, net-snmp-gui-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-perl-1:5.7.2-20.ael7b_1.1 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) net-snmp-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1, net-snmp-devel-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1, net-snmp-libs-1:5.5-54.el6_7.1 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) net-snmp-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-agent-libs-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-devel-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1 +2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) net-snmp-gui-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-perl-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1, net-snmp-python-1:5.7.2-20.el7_1.1 +1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1636
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000116
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8q7v-xf4g-8vpc

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Sources

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