CVE-2002-0012: Vulnerabilities in a large number of SNMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service

This week

HIGH 10.0MITIGATE

CVE-2002-0012 is a high-severity flaw (CVSS 10.0) affecting snmp. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Vulnerabilities in a large number of SNMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or gain privileges via SNMPv1 trap handling, as demonstrated by the PROTOS c06-SNMPv1 test suite. NOTE: It is highly likely that this candidate will be SPLIT into multiple candidates, one or more for each vendor. This and other SNMP-related candidates will be updated when more accurate information is available.

Why this priority

Critical severity
EPSS top 2%: very likely to be exploited

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	10.0 (High)
EPSS exploit chance	23.9% (top 2%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-264
Published	2002-02-13
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: snmp

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2002-02-13 05:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 21:56 UTCUpdated Record last modified

snmp snmp MITIGATE

Affected: all versions

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy snmp || rpm -q snmp || snmp --version

No fixed or unaffected release known

Apply the vendor mitigation from the advisory, disable the affected feature, or restrict network access.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2002-0012?

snmp: mitigate or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2002-0012 being exploited?

CVE-2002-0012 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2002-0012 affect?

CVE-2002-0012 affects snmp. Severity is high (CVSS 10.0). Vulnerabilities in a large number of SNMP implementations allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or gain privileges via SNMPv1 trap handling, as demonstrated by the PROTOS c06-SNMPv1 test suite. NOTE: It is highly likely that

How urgent is CVE-2002-0012?

Priority 59/100. Critical severity; EPSS top 2%: very likely to be exploited

Related CVEs

CVE-2002-0013 HIGH 10.0 MITIGATE Vulnerabilities in the SNMPv1 request handling of a large number of SNMP implementations allow remote attacker

References

← Back to latest CVEs