What is CVE-2020-24361?

CVE-2020-24361 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Snmptt, classified under Improper Check for Dropped Privileges. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-08-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-24361?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Snmptt

CVE-2020-24361

SNMPTT before 1.4.2 allows attackers to execute shell code via EXEC, PREXEC, or unknown_trap_exec.

EPSS: 0.020 (78.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Snmptt
Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-273 — Improper Check for Dropped Privileges

References

cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-24361?: CVE-2020-24361 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Snmptt, classified under Improper Check for Dropped Privileges. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-08-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-24361?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.