Name: CVE-2020-15861: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
Published: 2020-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-15861, CWE-59, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.00459

Net-SNMP through 5.7.3 allows Escalation of Privileges because of UNIX symbolic link (symlink) following.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	View advisory ↗	debian-upgrade-net-snmp	Aug 7, 2020	Aug 7, 2020
Gentoo Linux	View advisory ↗	gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-analyzer-net-snmp	Aug 27, 2020	Aug 20, 2020
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2	View advisory ↗	huawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-net-snmphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-net-snmp-agent-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-net-snmp-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-net-snmp-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp2-upgrade-net-snmp-utils	Nov 3, 2020	Aug 20, 2020
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3	View advisory ↗	huawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-net-snmphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-net-snmp-agent-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-net-snmp-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-net-snmp-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp3-upgrade-net-snmp-utils	Sep 28, 2020	Aug 20, 2020
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5	View advisory ↗	huawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-net-snmphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-net-snmp-agent-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-net-snmp-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-net-snmp-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp5-upgrade-net-snmp-utils	Nov 2, 2020	Aug 20, 2020
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8	View advisory ↗	huawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-net-snmphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-net-snmp-agent-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-net-snmp-develhuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-net-snmp-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp8-upgrade-net-snmp-utils	Sep 29, 2020	Aug 20, 2020
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9	View advisory ↗	huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-net-snmphuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-net-snmp-libshuawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-python3-net-snmp	Oct 26, 2020	Aug 20, 2020
Ubuntu	View advisory ↗	ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libsnmp-baseubuntu-pro-upgrade-libsnmp-perlubuntu-pro-upgrade-libsnmp30ubuntu-pro-upgrade-snmpdubuntu-upgrade-libsnmp-baseubuntu-upgrade-libsnmp-perlubuntu-upgrade-libsnmp15ubuntu-upgrade-libsnmp30ubuntu-upgrade-libsnmp35ubuntu-upgrade-snmpd	Aug 25, 2020	Aug 20, 2020
Vmware Photon_os	View advisory ↗	vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf	Jan 20, 2025	Aug 19, 2020

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