CVE-2002-1570 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published 30 Oct 2003 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via crafted SNMP messages due to a heap-based buffer overflow in snmpnetstat.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2002-1570?

CVE-2002-1570 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Oct 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in snmpnetstat for ucd-snmp 4.2.3 and earlier, and net-snmp, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple getnextrequest PDU messages with conflicting ifindex variables, which cause snmpnetstat to write variable data past the end of an array.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-1570?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ucd-Snmp Ucd-Snmp.

How do I fix CVE-2002-1570?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-1570 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2002-1570 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-1570 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-89pr-2h9p-wqmv.