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CVE-2018-18066

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-18066 is a NULL Pointer Exception vulnerability in Net-SNMP before version 5.8, specifically within the snmp_oid_compare function. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely crash affected Net-SNMP instances, including those used in NetApp products, by sending a specially crafted UDP packet. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability presents a significant denial-of-service risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or significant community discussion has been identified.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hyper_converged_infrastructure:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storagegrid_webscale:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:netapp:data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0430 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: net-snmp-1:5.7.2-47.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 Extended Update SupportFixed in: net-snmp-1:5.7.2-43.el7_7.6
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: net-snmp

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-18066Moderate

net-snmp: NULL pointer exception in snmp_oid_compare in snmplib/snmp_api.c resulting in a denial of service

Oct 6, 2015

References

dumpco.re / blog/net-snmp-5.7.3-remote-dos
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20181107-0001
Third Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/net-snmp/code/ci/7ffb8e25a0db851953155de91f0170e9bf8c457d
PatchThird Party Advisory
sourceforge.net / p/net-snmp/code/ci/f23bcd3ac6ddee5d0a48f9703007ccc738914791
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.html