CVE-2022-24810 | net-snmp: A malformed OID in a SET to the nsVacmAccessTable can cause a NULL pointer dereference.

net-snmp provides various tools relating to the Simple Network Management Protocol. Prior to version 5.9.2, a user with read-write credentials can use a malformed OID in a SET to the nsVacmAccessTable to cause a NULL pointer dereference. Version 5.9.2 contains a patch. Users should use strong SNMPv3 credentials and avoid sharing the credentials. Those who must use SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c should use a complex community string and enhance the protection by restricting access to a given IP address range.

Published: 2024-04-16 Last update: 2025-02-11 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-24810 is rated Low Risk (37.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.14%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-24810

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 2026-05-19 0.16% 0.14% -0.02%
2 2025-11-21 1.10% 0.16% -0.93%
3 2025-11-18 1.10%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-24810

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-24810

OS Trackers for CVE-2022-24810

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2022-24810: 1 source package rows (net-snmp); 7 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 7, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2022-24810
debian not yet assigned CVE-2022-24810 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-2022-24810
gentoo low CVE-2022-24810: 1 GLSA(s) (202210-29), 1 atom(s) (net-analyzer/net-snmp); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2022-24810
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-24810
suse medium CVE-2022-24810 severity moderate: SUSE including 294 source package names (2.0.19.3.5.316:snmp-mibs-5.9.3-150300.15.3.1, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 678 product×package rows across 118 product lines (Container ses/7.1/ceph/keepalived, HPE Helion OpenStack 8, … (118 product lines)): Fixed 303, Known Affected 231, Known Not Affected 144. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-24810/
ubuntu medium CVE-2022-24810 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (net-snmp), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, impish, jammy, kinetic, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 7, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-24810

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-24810

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
net-snmp net-snmp < 5.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 10.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 36 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-24810

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