CVE-2008-0960
net-snmp - authentication bypass
Description
SNMPv3 HMAC verification in (1) Net-SNMP 5.2.x before 5.2.4.1, 5.3.x before 5.3.2.1, and 5.4.x before 5.4.1.1; (2) UCD-SNMP; (3) eCos; (4) Juniper Session and Resource Control (SRC) C-series 1.0.0 through 2.0.0; (5) NetApp (aka Network Appliance) Data ONTAP 7.3RC1 and 7.3RC2; (6) SNMP Research before 16.2; (7) multiple Cisco IOS, CatOS, ACE, and Nexus products; (8) Ingate Firewall 3.1.0 and later and SIParator 3.1.0 and later; (9) HP OpenView SNMP Emanate Master Agent 15.x; and possibly other products relies on the client to specify the HMAC length, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass SNMP authentication via a length value of 1, which only checks the first byte.
How to fix CVE-2008-0960
To remediate CVE-2008-0960, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 5.4.1~dfsg-8.1 or later
- —upgrade to 5.2.3-7etch4 or later
- —upgrade to 5.4.1~dfsg-7.1+lenny1 or later
Is CVE-2008-0960 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 23.5%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 5.4.1~dfsg-8.1
- from 0, < 5.2.3-7etch4
- from 0, < 5.4.1~dfsg-7.1+lenny1