OSV-2025-178 Heap-buffer-overflow in usm_set_user_password
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Check this codebase for OSV-2025-178 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: OSV-2025-178 is a memory corruption vulnerability in net-snmp, published on 28 Feb 2025.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of OSV-2025-178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- net-snmp (OSS-Fuzz): affected all versions; no fix listed
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/OSV-2025-178/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/OSV-2025-178/index.md)
A heap-buffer-overflow in usm_set_user_password allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- None listed
What is OSV-2025-178?
OSV-2025-178 is a memory corruption vulnerability in net-snmp, published on 28 Feb 2025.
Official description
OSS-Fuzz report: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=399458050
Crash type: Heap-buffer-overflow WRITE 9
Crash state:
usm_set_user_password
usm_set_password
run_config_handler
Which versions are affected by OSV-2025-178?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including net-snmp.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
net-snmp OSS-Fuzz | All versions | None |
How do I fix OSV-2025-178?
No fix has been published for OSV-2025-178 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 OSV-2025-178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of OSV-2025-178 in the wild and no public exploit code.