Re: CVE request: net-snmp agentx incorrect handling of multi-object requests DoS

[Huzaifa Sidhpurwala <huzaifas () redhat com>]

On 03/06/2014 07:52 PM, Raphael Geissert wrote:
> Hi,
>
> It was found that the AgentX subagent of net-snmp can be stalled when
> a manager sends a multi-object request with a different number of
> subids. From the Debian bug report:
>
> > This happens if one of the requested OID is larger than the previous one:
> >
> > agentx/master: request for variable (iso.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.7.7)
> > agentx/master: request for variable (iso.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2.10)
> > agentx/master: request for variable (iso.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.8.7)
> > agentx/master: request for variable (iso.3.6.1.3.53.5.5.2.1.3.101)
> >
> > First three OID contain 11 subid while the next one has 12 subid.
>
> Resulting error message from the subagent:
> > agentx: Oversized Object ID
>
> The bug is fixed upstream for the 5.4 branch in 5.4.4. From the
> upstream bug report this was also fixed in the 5.3 branch but I don't
> know on what specific version.
>
> Could a CVE id be assigned?

Isnt this same as:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038007 ?

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Huzaifa Sidhpurwala / Red Hat Security Response Team