[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201409-02 ] Net-SNMP: Denial of Service

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201409-02 ] Net-SNMP: Denial of Service

[Kristian Fiskerstrand]

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201409-02
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: Net-SNMP: Denial of Service
     Date: September 01, 2014
     Bugs: #431752, #493296, #502968, #509110
       ID: 201409-02

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Net-SNMP which could allow
remote attackers to cause Denial of Service.

Background
==========

Net-SNMP bundles software for generating and retrieving SNMP data.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  net-analyzer/net-snmp      < 5.7.3_pre3            >= 5.7.3_pre3

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Net-SNMP. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could create a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All net-snmp users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.7.3_pre3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2141
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2141
[ 2 ] CVE-2012-6151
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6151
[ 3 ] CVE-2014-2284
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2284
[ 4 ] CVE-2014-2285
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2285

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-02.xml

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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