HP OpenView Hidden SNMP Community Unauthorized Access Weakness

BID:6825

Info

HP OpenView Hidden SNMP Community Unauthorized Access Weakness

Bugtraq ID: 6825
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-1999-0254
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 02 1998 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 11 2009 08:06PM
Credit: Discovery of this vulnerability credited to X-Force <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: HP OpenView Extensible SNMP Agent 4.0
HP OpenView Emanate SNMP Agent 14.2 Solaris 2.X
HP OpenView Emanate SNMP Agent 14.2 HP-UX 9.X
HP OpenView Emanate SNMP Agent 14.2 HP-UX 11.X
HP OpenView Emanate SNMP Agent 14.2 HP-UX 10.20
Not Vulnerable: HP OpenView Emanate SNMP Agent 14.2 Win NT/2k

Discussion

HP OpenView Hidden SNMP Community Unauthorized Access Weakness

It has been reported that a hidden SNMP community string exists in HP OpenView systems. Remote attackers may exploit this issue to obtain unauthorized access to certain SNMP variables.

Solution / Fix

HP OpenView Hidden SNMP Community Unauthorized Access Weakness

Solution:
Fixes are available:


HP OpenView Emanate SNMP Agent 14.2 HP-UX 9.X

HP OpenView Emanate SNMP Agent 14.2 Solaris 2.X

HP OpenView Emanate SNMP Agent 14.2 HP-UX 10.20

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