CVE-2018-18065

net-snmp: NULL pointer exception in _set_key in agent/helpers/table_container.c resulting in a denial of service

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.5

CVSS 3.0

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Published · October 6, 2016

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

_set_key in agent/helpers/table_container.c in Net-SNMP before 5.8 has a NULL Pointer Exception bug that can be used by an authenticated attacker to remotely cause the instance to crash via a crafted UDP packet, resulting in Denial of Service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference