CVE-2012-6151

net-snmp: snmpd crashes/hangs when AgentX subagent times-out

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 2.0

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Published · September 5, 2012

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

Net-SNMP 5.7.1 and earlier, when AgentX is registering to handle a MIB and processing GETNEXT requests, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or infinite loop, CPU consumption, and hang) by causing the AgentX subagent to timeout.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE not specified