CVE-2002-1570 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in snmpnetstat, affecting ucd-snmp 4.2.3 and earlier, as well as net-snmp. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending multiple getnextrequest PDU messages with conflicting ifindex variables, causing snmpnetstat to write data beyond allocated memory. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the CISA KEV list or actively exploited, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ucd-snmp:ucd-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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