CVE-2020-15861 | BDVDB-2026-140409 Detail
Description#
Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 allows Escalation of Privileges because of UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following.
Impact#
Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
References#
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=966599
- https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/4fd9a450444a434a993bc72f7c3486ccce41f602
- https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/issues/145
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.