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CVE-2002-1170
The handle_var_requests function in snmp_agent.c for the SNMP daemon in the Net-SNMP (formerly ucd-snmp) package 5.0.1 through 5.0.5…
Medium5.0EPSS 1.8%
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- mitre
Description
The handle_var_requests function in snmp_agent.c for the SNMP daemon in the Net-SNMP (formerly ucd-snmp) package 5.0.1 through 5.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a NULL dereference.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 21% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- RHSA-2002:228 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- netsnmp-handlevarrequests-dos(10250) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 5862 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.idefense.com/advisory/10.02.02.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=216532 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20021002 iDEFENSE Security Advisory 10.02.2002: Net-SNMP DoS Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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