Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old denial-of-service issue in the SNMP agent on Windows NT 4.0 systems before Service Pack 5. A remote actor could exhaust system memory by sending many SNMP queries, potentially making affected legacy servers unstable or unavailable. Exposure is likely limited to legacy Windows NT 4.0 hosts running the SNMP agent, especially where SNMP is reachable from untrusted networks. Modern Windows systems are not identified as affected in the provided sources. Prioritize this only if Windows NT 4.0 remains in production or supports critical operations. The business risk is service outage, not documented data theft or code execution. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Windows NT 4.0 systems to Service Pack 5 or later where feasible.; Disable the SNMP agent on systems that do not require it.; Restrict SNMP access to trusted management hosts and networks..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- nt-snmpagent-leak(1974)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:952CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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