CVE-2020-15861 — Link Following in Net-snmp

CWE-59 — Link FollowingCWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment12 documents8 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 37.25%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Net-snmpCanonical Ubuntu Linux
Timeline
PublishedAug 20
Latest updateMay 24

Description

Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 allows Escalation of Privileges because of UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debiannet-snmp/net-snmp< 5.8+dfsg-5+3
▶Ubuntunet-snmp/net-snmp< 5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5+6

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
GHSA
GHSA-mfrp-422x-34qv: Net-SNMP through 5↗2022-05-24
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OSV
net-snmp regression↗2020-09-01
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OSV
net-snmp vulnerabilities↗2020-08-24
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OSV
CVE-2020-15861: Net-SNMP through 5↗2020-08-20
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CVEList
CVE-2020-15861: Net-SNMP through 5↗2020-08-19
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
Net-SNMP regression↗2020-09-01
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Ubuntu
Net-SNMP vulnerabilities↗2020-08-24
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Red Hat
net-snmp: combination with can lead to elevated permissions to root↗2020-07-31
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Debian
CVE-2020-15861: net-snmp - Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 allows Escalation of Privileges because of UNIX symbolic ...↗2020
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-15861 net-snmp: combination with can lead to elevated permissions to root↗2020-07-31
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Bugzilla
CVE-2020-15861 net-snmp: combination with can lead to elevated permissions to root [fedora-all]↗2020-07-31
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