CVE-2025-68615
Published: December 24, 2025Last modified: March 3, 2026
Description
net-snmp is a SNMP application library, tools and daemon. Prior to versions 5.9.5 and 5.10.pre2, a specially crafted packet to an net-snmp snmptrapd daemon can cause a buffer overflow and the daemon to crash. This issue has been patched in versions 5.9.5 and 5.10.pre2.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | net-snmp | Fixed (5.9.3-r3) |
| 25 LTS | net-snmp | Fixed (5.9.4-r2) | |
| Stream | net-snmp | Fixed (5.9.5.2-r0) |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/09/2
- https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/security/advisories/GHSA-4389-rwqf-q9gq
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/01/msg00000.html
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-68615-detection-script-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-affecting-net-snmp
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-68615-mitigation-script-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-affecting-net-snmp