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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
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.