Medium severity · published Feb 7, 2017
CVE-2015-5677
bsnmpd, as used in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, and 10.2, uses world-readable permissions on the snmpd.config file, which allows local users to obtain the secret key for USM authentication…
5.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
bsnmpd, as used in FreeBSD 9.3, 10.1, and 10.2, uses world-readable permissions on the snmpd.config file, which allows local users to obtain the secret key for USM authentication by reading the file.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FR
Freebsd · Freebsd
9.3; 10.1; 10.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5677
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5677
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034678
Exploit
https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2016-01-15-cve-2015-5677-freebsd-bsnmpd.html
Patch
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:06.bsnmpd.asc
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