CVE-2014-3565

Exp

snmplib/mib.c in net-snmp 5.7.0 and earlier, when the -OQ option is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (snmptrapd crash) via a crafted SNMP trap message, which triggers a conversion to the variable type designated in the MIB file, as demonstrated by a NULL type in an ifMtu trap message.

Published: 2014-10-07 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2014-3565 is rated High Exploit Risk (65.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.50%, 92th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2014-3565

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-3565

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 2026-05-13 8.76% 7.50% -1.26%
2 2026-01-03 10.05% 8.76% -1.29%
3 2025-12-28 — 10.05% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2014-3565

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2014-3565

OS Trackers for CVE-2014-3565

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2014-3565 not yet assigned 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-2014-3565
gentoo normal CVE-2014-3565: 1 GLSA(s) (201507-17), 1 atom(s) (net-analyzer/net-snmp); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2014-3565
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3565
suse medium CVE-2014-3565 severity moderate: SUSE including 70 source package names (libsnmp15-32bit-5.4.2.1-8.12.22.1, libsnmp15-5.4.2.1-8.12.22.1, …), 152 product×package rows across 36 product lines (SUSE Liberty Linux 7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3, … (36 product lines)): Fixed 152. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3565/
ubuntu low CVE-2014-3565 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (net-snmp), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid): released 3, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3565

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2014-3565

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apple mac_os_x 10.11.0 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 15.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp <= 5.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.0.8 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.3 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.4 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
net-snmp net-snmp 5.6 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2014-3565

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