CVE-2014-2285

The perl_trapd_handler function in perl/TrapReceiver/TrapReceiver.xs in Net-SNMP 5.7.3.pre3 and earlier, when using certain Perl versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (snmptrapd crash) via an empty community string in an SNMP trap, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference within the newSVpv function in Perl.

Published: 2014-04-27 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-2285 is rated Moderate Risk (48/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.33%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-2285

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-25 3.12% 3.33% +0.22%
2 2025-07-24 4.09% 3.12% -0.98%
3 2025-03-30 — 4.09% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-2285

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-2285

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-2285

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2014-2285 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (net-snmp), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2285
gentoo normal CVE-2014-2285: 1 GLSA(s) (201409-02), 1 atom(s) (net-analyzer/net-snmp); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-2285
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2285
suse medium CVE-2014-2285 severity moderate: SUSE including 61 source package names (libsnmp15-32bit-5.4.2.1-8.12.22.1, libsnmp15-5.4.2.1-8.12.22.1, …), 113 product×package rows across 29 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (29 product lines)): Fixed 113. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2285/
ubuntu medium CVE-2014-2285 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (net-snmp), 5 status rows across 5 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, saucy, upstream): released 4, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-2285

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-2285

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
net-snmp net-snmp <= 5.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:*:pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-2285

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