{
  "cveId": "CVE-2020-15862",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15862",
  "summary": "CVE-2020-15862 is fixed in 15 products on 1 platform, first by libsnmp-base 5.7.3\u002Bdfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6, released August 5, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.",
  "title": "net-snmp: The net-snmp packages provide various libraries and tools for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), includin...",
  "description": "The net-snmp packages provide various libraries and tools for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), including an SNMP library, an extensible agent, tools for requesting or setting information from SNMP agents, tools for generating and handling SNMP traps, a version of the netstat command which uses SNMP, and a Tk/Perl Management Information Base (MIB) browser.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* net-snmp: Improper Privilege Management in EXTEND MIB may lead to privileged commands execution (CVE-2020-15862)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nBug Fix(es):\n\n* In RHEL 8, snmpd using v3 is unable to send out default 60 maxGetbulkResponses when invalid PID specified. (BZ#1896760)\n\n* AVC denied for snmpd / snmptrapd (BZ#1902662)",
  "published": "2020-08-05T17:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Important",
  "cvss": 8.8,
  "epss": 0.00379,
  "epssPercentile": 0.32095,
  "priority": "High",
  "priorityTier": 3,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
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