High
Security advisory
snmp_oid_compare in snmplib/snmp_api.c in Net-SNMP before 5.8 has a NULL Pointer Exception bug that can be used by an unauthenticated attacker to remotely cause the instance to crash via a crafted UDP packet, resulting in Denial of Service.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2018-18066
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 07:37 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
snmp_oid_compare in snmplib/snmp_api.c in Net-SNMP before 5.8 has a NULL Pointer Exception bug that can be used by an unauthenticated attacker to remotely cause the instance to crash via a crafted UDP packet, resulting in Denial of Service.
osv:CVE-2018-18066
Complete source record
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