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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-2300 · published 31 December 2004

CVE-2004-2300: Ucd-snmp vulnerability

UUcd Snmp · Ucd Snmp

Buffer overflow in snmpd in ucd-snmp 4.2.6 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -p command line argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether there are any standard configurations in which snmpd is installed setuid or setgid. If not, then this issue should not be included in CVE.

7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 0.65% · top 51.0%
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
0.65%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in snmpd in ucd-snmp 4.2.6 and earlier, when installed setuid root, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long -p command line argument. NOTE: it is not clear whether there are any standard configurations in which snmpd is installed setuid or setgid. If not, then this issue should not be included in CVE.

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0405-advisories/snmpdadv.txt ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10396
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16245
http://www.packetstormsecurity.org/0405-advisories/snmpdadv.txt ExploitVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10396
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16245

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-2300), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.