CVE-2012-6151 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Net-SNMP versions 5.7.1 and earlier, including implementations on Apple macOS and Ubuntu Linux. A remote attacker can exploit this by causing an AgentX subagent to timeout during GETNEXT requests, leading to a crash, infinite loop, or high CPU consumption. With a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity) and an AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P vector, it requires moderate attack complexity but can result in a complete denial of service. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-38854) exists, indicating public exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
12.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
13.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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