PT-2006-1018 · Net Snmp · Snmptrapfmt

Will Aoki · Published 2006-03-23 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-0050

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

1.2

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: snmptrapfmt version 3.0

Description: The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a temporary log file, potentially leading to disruption of protected information integrity. This can be exploited by a local attacker.

Recommendations: For snmptrapfmt version 3.0, consider restricting access to the temporary log file to prevent a symlink attack until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of snmptrapfmt to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-03275

CVE-2006-0050

DSA-1013-1

Affected Products

Snmptrapfmt

References · 11

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-03275 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-0050 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-0050 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0050 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-0050 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19318 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-0050 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1013 · Vendor Advisory
• http://debian.org/security/dsa-1013 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25442 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/17182 · Note