CVE-2020-15862
Net-SNMP Improper Privilege Escalation
Description
Net-SNMP through 5.8 has Improper Privilege Management because SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB provides the ability to run arbitrary commands as root.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 20, 2020, 1:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 22, 2023, 4:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-15862
vulnerability.
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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-2020-15862.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=965166 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/77f6c60f57dba0aaea5d8ef1dd94bcd0c8e6d205 | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://salsa.debian.org/debian/net-snmp/-/commit/fad8725402752746daf0a751dcff19eb6aeab52e | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15862 | 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 |
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CVE-2020-15862 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 [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 22, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 has Improper Privilege Management because SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB provides the ability to run arbitrary commands as root. Net-SNMP through 5.8 has Improper Privilege Management because SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB provides the ability to run arbitrary commands as root. -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 5.7.3 OR *cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.8.1 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 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:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *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:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:smi-s_provider:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 04, 2020
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:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
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=965166 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=965166 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/77f6c60f57dba0aaea5d8ef1dd94bcd0c8e6d205 No Types Assigned https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/77f6c60f57dba0aaea5d8ef1dd94bcd0c8e6d205 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://salsa.debian.org/debian/net-snmp/-/commit/fad8725402752746daf0a751dcff19eb6aeab52e No Types Assigned https://salsa.debian.org/debian/net-snmp/-/commit/fad8725402752746daf0a751dcff19eb6aeab52e Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15862 No Types Assigned https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15862 Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 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-2020-15862 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-2020-15862
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