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CVE-2014-2285 json

The perl_trapd_handler function in perl/TrapReceiver/TrapReceiver.xs in Net-SNMP 5.7.3.pre3 and earlier, when using certain Perl versions,…

published 2014-04-27 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-2323

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.3%
EPSS 3.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The perl_trapd_handler function in perl/TrapReceiver/TrapReceiver.xs in Net-SNMP 5.7.3.pre3 and earlier, when using certain Perl versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (snmptrapd crash) via an empty community string in an SNMP trap, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference within the newSVpv function in Perl.

Patch / fix

  • net-snmp Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.7.2.1~dfsg-3

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2285

  • net-snmp RHEL 5 1:5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1
  • net-snmp-libs RHEL 5 1:5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1
  • net-snmp-perl RHEL 5 1:5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1
  • net-snmp-utils RHEL 5 1:5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0322

  • net-snmp openSUSE Tumbleweed 5.7.3-8.4

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10204-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-2285 updated cvss 4.3

net-snmp: snmptrapd crash when using a trap with empty community string

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) net-snmp 5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1, net-snmp-libs 5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1, net-snmp-perl 5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1, net-snmp-utils 5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) net-snmp 5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1, net-snmp-libs 5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1, net-snmp-perl 5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1, net-snmp-utils 5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) net-snmp 5.3.2.2-22.el5_10.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0322
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 net-snmp, net-snmp-libs, net-snmp-perl, net-snmp-utils, net-snmp-python Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 net-snmp, net-snmp-gui, net-snmp-libs, net-snmp-perl, net-snmp-utils, net-snmp-python, +2 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.