CVE-2020-15861
"Net-SNMP Symlink Escalation"
Description
Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 allows Escalation of Privileges because of UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 20, 2020, 1:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:06 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-15861
vulnerability.
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affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-15861.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=966599 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/4fd9a450444a434a993bc72f7c3486ccce41f602 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/issues/145 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=966599 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/4fd9a450444a434a993bc72f7c3486ccce41f602 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/issues/145 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-15861 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-15861 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=966599 Added Reference https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/4fd9a450444a434a993bc72f7c3486ccce41f602 Added Reference https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/issues/145 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12 Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:smi-s_provider:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire_\&_hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 04, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 27, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 26, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=966599 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=966599 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/4fd9a450444a434a993bc72f7c3486ccce41f602 No Types Assigned https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/4fd9a450444a434a993bc72f7c3486ccce41f602 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/issues/145 No Types Assigned https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/issues/145 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-59 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.7.3
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-15861 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-15861
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.12065
percentile