# CVE-2007-5623: Buffer overflow in the check\_snmp function in Nagios Plugins (nagios-plugins) 1.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (c

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-10-23 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the check_snmp function in Nagios Plugins (nagios-plugins) 1.4.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted snmpget replies.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/27965
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26215
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27609
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=348731
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:067
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28930
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1495
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_25_sr.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27496
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-November/msg00010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27419
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3629
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-11.xml
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=397597&aid=1815362&group_id=29880
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=196308
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00011.html

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