CVE-2020-15861
Debian Security Advisory 4746-1
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 allows Escalation of Privileges because of UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following.
Net-SNMP versiones hasta 5.7.3, permite una Escalada de Privilegios debido al seguimiento de un enlace simbólico (symlink) de UNIX.
Tobias Neitzel discovered that Net-SNMP incorrectly handled certain symlinks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. It was discovered that Net-SNMP incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2020-07-20 CVE Reserved
- 2020-08-19 CVE Published
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
CAPEC
References (6)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=966599 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/issues/145 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200904-0001 | Third Party Advisory |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/commit/4fd9a450444a434a993bc72f7c3486ccce41f602 | 2022-12-03 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12 | 2022-12-03 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4471-1 | 2022-12-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Net-snmp Search vendor "Net-snmp" | Net-snmp Search vendor "Net-snmp" for product "Net-snmp" | <= 5.7.3 Search vendor "Net-snmp" for product "Net-snmp" and version " <= 5.7.3" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 20.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "20.04" | lts |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Cloud Backup Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Cloud Backup" | - | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Smi-s Provider Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Smi-s Provider" | - | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Solidfire \& Hci Management Node Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Solidfire \& Hci Management Node" | - | - |
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