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Vulnerability record · CVE-2012-6151 · published 13 December 2013

CVE-2012-6151: Apple mac os x vulnerability

Apple · Mac Os X

Net-SNMP 5.7.1 and earlier, when AgentX is registering to handle a MIB and processing GETNEXT requests, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or infinite loop, CPU consumption, and hang) by causing the AgentX subagent to timeout.

4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 9.5% · top 4.7% CWE-399 · CWE-399
4.3CVSS 2.0 base score
9.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
30References, 4 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Net-SNMP 5.7.1 and earlier, when AgentX is registering to handle a MIB and processing GETNEXT requests, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or infinite loop, CPU consumption, and hang) by causing the AgentX subagent to timeout.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/398
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/415
http://secunia.com/advisories/55804
http://secunia.com/advisories/57870
http://secunia.com/advisories/59974
http://sourceforge.net/p/net-snmp/bugs/2411/ Exploit
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201409-02.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64048 Exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2166-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038007
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89485
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0322.html
https://support.apple.com/HT205375
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Oct/msg00005.html
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/398
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/415
http://secunia.com/advisories/55804
http://secunia.com/advisories/57870
http://secunia.com/advisories/59974
http://sourceforge.net/p/net-snmp/bugs/2411/ Exploit
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201409-02.xml
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64048 Exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2166-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038007
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89485
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0322.html
https://support.apple.com/HT205375

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2012-6151), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.