AdventNet Announces Fixes For SNMP Security Vulnerabilities Reported By CERT.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2002 AdventNet, Inc., the leading provider of Java(TM) SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) A widely used network monitoring and control protocol. Data are passed from SNMP agents, which are hardware and/or software processes reporting activity in each network device (hub, router, bridge, etc. products, announced today the availability of fixes for all the products affected by the SNMP security vulnerabilities reported by CERT on February 12, 2002 (see http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-03.html). The Finland Oulu University Secure Programming Group (OUSPG OUSPG Oulu University Secure Programming Group (Finland) ) discovered numerous vulnerabilities in SNMP implementation from many different vendors. Vulnerabilities in the decoding and subsequent processing of SNMP messages by both managers and agents may result in denial-of-service conditions, format string vulnerabilities, and buffer overflows. AdventNet has tested all it's products and checked these security issues. The AdventNet products affected are: SNMP API, Agent Toolkit Java edition, Agent Toolkit C Edition, Management Builder, Web NMS See NetWare Management System. , and Web NMS MSP (1) (Management Service Provider or Managed Service Provider) An organization that manages a customer's computer systems and networks which are either located on the customer's premises or at a third-party datacenter. Edition. In some cases, denial-of-service attacks are possible against these products and derivatives of these products. Please contact AdventNet support for more details. "AdventNet is grateful to CERT for bringing this issue to the worldwide SNMP user's attention," said Kumar Padmini, VP Worldwide Marketing and Sales. "AdventNet reiterates its commitment to provide world-class support by providing these fixes in a timely manner and address customer-specific issues via its special support line." AdventNet has developed fixes for all of these security vulnerabilities in each affected product. Patches for each product are available from AdventNet support. Please check the AdventNet website, www.adventnet.com for more information. About AdventNet, Inc. AdventNet, the Internet Management Infrastructure Company(TM), is the worldwide leader in providing massively scalable, carrier-grade software for provisioning and management of Internet and e-business infrastructure and applications. AdventNet has a worldwide customer base of leading equipment vendors, service providers, systems integrators, e-business application vendors and enterprises. The company's customer-focused products provide ease of use, reliability and extensive customizability. They power solutions in many market segments, including e-business applications management, optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. , broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. (cable modem cable modem Modem used to convert analog data signals to digital form and vise versa, for transmission or receipt over cable television lines, especially for connecting to the Internet. , DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , etc.), storage management, web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. and providing managed services. AdventNet enables superior solutions with rapid time to market advantages and all the benefits of new communications and software technologies. AdventNet is headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif. with offices in N.J., Mass., Canada, India, UK, France and Japan; as well as well-trained partners around the globe. It has over 400 employees and more than 500 customers. For more information call 925/924-9500 or visit www.adventnet.com Note to Editors : AdventNet, the Internet Infrastructure Company and AdventNet Web NMS are the trademarks of AdventNet, Inc. Java is the trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of the respective companies with which they are associated. |
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