CVE-2020-6058 Information disclosure in Mini-SNMPD

High 8.2 Published Updated

An attacker can send a crafted SNMP packet to MiniSNMPD to trigger an out-of-bounds read, causing information disclosure and denial of service.

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-2020-6058?

CVE-2020-6058 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mini-SNMPD, published on 4 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An exploitable out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the way MiniSNMPD version 1.4 parses incoming SNMP packets. A specially crafted SNMP request can trigger an out-of-bounds memory read, which can result in the disclosure of sensitive information and denial of service. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker needs to send a specially crafted packet to the vulnerable server.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6058?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Minisnmpd Project Minisnmpd.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6058?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6058 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-6058 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cq4c-h8jq-jgh9.

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