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.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 4
- https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/security/advisories/GHSA-4389-rwqf-q9gq Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/01/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-68615-detection-script-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-affecting-net-snmp Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-68615-mitigation-script-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-affecting-net-snmp Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.8 · net-snmp, debianNVD modified 2026-10-19 22:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 3
cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.10:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 5
- https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/security/advisories/GHSA-4389-rwqf-q9gq Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/09/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/01/msg00000.html Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-68615-detection-script-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-affecting-net-snmp Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-68615-mitigation-script-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-affecting-net-snmp Mitigation, Third Party Advisory