CVE-2008-6123

Summary

CVECVE-2008-6123
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-02-12 16:30:00 UTC
Updated2024-01-12 20:41:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-863

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.10 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.9 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.1.2 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.1.3 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.1.4 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.2 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.2.1 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.2.1.2_r1 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.2.4 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.2.5 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.3 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.3.2.2 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.4 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.4.1 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.4.2 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.10 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.0.9 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.1.2 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.1.3 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.1.4 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.2 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.2.1 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.2.1.2_r1 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.2.4 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.2.5 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.3 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.3.2.2 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.4 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.4.1 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp 5.4.2 All All All
Application Net-snmp Net-snmp All All All All
Operating System Net-snmp Net Snmp 5.1 All All All
Operating System Net-snmp Net Snmp 5.1.1 All All All
Operating System Net-snmp Net Snmp 5.3.0.1 All All All
Operating System Net-snmp Net Snmp 5.4 All All All
Operating System Net-snmp Net Snmp 5.1 All All All
Operating System Net-snmp Net Snmp 5.1.1 All All All
Operating System Net-snmp Net Snmp 5.3.0.1 All All All
Operating System Net-snmp Net Snmp 5.4 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 10.3-11.1 All All All
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 11.2 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 3.0 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise 9-11 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SourceForge.net Repository - [net-snmp] Revision 17367 CONFIRM net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net
404 Not Found MISC net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- net-snmp (sensitive host information disclosure) MLIST www.openwall.com
Red Hat update for net-snmp - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- net-snmp (sensitive host information disclosure) MLIST www.openwall.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Bug 485211 – CVE-2008-6123 net-snmp: incorrect application of hosts access restrictions in hosts.{allow,deny} CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com
Net-snmp netsnmp_udp_fmtaddr() Lets Remote Users Bypass Access Controls - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Gentoo Bug 250429 - <net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.4.2.1-r1 tcp-wrappers vulnerability allowing 3rd parties to access snmpd (CVE-2008-6123) CONFIRM bugs.gentoo.org
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Advisories - Community SECUNIA secunia.com
oss-security - CVE Request -- net-snmp (sensitive host information disclosure) MLIST www.openwall.com
SUSE Update for Multiple Packages - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com SECUNIA secunia.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:012 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2010:003 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2009:011 SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Support REDHAT www.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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