CVE-2005-4837 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Net-SNMP versions 5.2.x prior to 5.2.2, 5.1.x prior to 5.1.3, and 5.0.x prior to 5.0.10.2, specifically when running in master agentx mode. Remote attackers can crash the snmpd daemon by triggering an incorrect variable free during a TCP disconnect. This vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a highly severe issue with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.4_pre2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.4_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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