CVE-2002-1170 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Net-SNMP (formerly ucd-snmp) package versions 5.0.1 through 5.0.5. A remote attacker can exploit a NULL dereference in the handle_var_requests function of the SNMP daemon to crash the affected system. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, leading to a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:N/I:N/A:P
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