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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Red Hat Local Security Checks >> RHSA-2005-720: ucd Vulnerability Assessment Details
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RHSA-2005-720: ucd |
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Check for the version of the ucd packages Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Updated ucd-snmp packages that a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1. This update has been rated as having low security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a protocol used for network management. A denial of service bug was found in the way ucd-snmp uses network stream protocols. A remote attacker could send a ucd-snmp agent a specially crafted packet which will cause the agent to crash. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2005-2177 to this issue. All users of ucd-snmp should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to resolve this issue. Solution : http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-720.html Network Security Threat Level: High Networks Security ID: Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Tenable Network Security |
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