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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-6123: net-snmp: Authorization bypass

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2008-6123: net-snmp: Authorization bypass

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
02/12/2009
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/30/2017
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

The netsnmp_udp_fmtaddr function (snmplib/snmpUDPDomain.c) in net-snmp 5.0.9 through 5.4.2.1, when using TCP wrappers for client authorization, does not properly parse hosts.allow rules, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and execute SNMP queries, related to "source/destination IP address confusion."

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-net-analyzer-net-snmp

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