CVE-2014-2285 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 27 Apr 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the snmptrapd service by sending an SNMP trap with an empty community string, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2014-2285?

CVE-2014-2285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The perl_trapd_handler function in perl/TrapReceiver/TrapReceiver.xs in Net-SNMP 5.7.3.pre3 and earlier, when using certain Perl versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (snmptrapd crash) via an empty community string in an SNMP trap, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference within the newSVpv function in Perl.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2285?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Net-Snmp Net-Snmp.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2285?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2014-2285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2285, GHSA-vjgw-84x2-wchq.