VDB
RHSA-2005%3A720
RHSA-2005%3A720
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
Net-SNMP 5.0.x before 5.0.10.2, 5.2.x before 5.2.1.2, and 5.1.3, when net-snmp is using stream sockets such as TCP, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon hang and CPU consumption) via a TCP packet of length 1, which triggers an infinite loop.
Risk Scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 |
Timeline
- Aug 9, 2005 CVE Published
- Nov 21, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 24, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 24, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Apr 24, 2026 Security Advisory
- Apr 24, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005:720 advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=162909 issue
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2005/rhsa-2005_720.json advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-2177 advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617692 issue
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-2177 advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2177 advisory