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CVE-2014-2285

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.

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Severity

N/A

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0333 (3.3%)
Percentile: 87.3%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

net-snmp:net-snmp

Technical description

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.

Published: 4/27/2014, 10:55:05 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM

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