CVE-2008-6123
EPSS 0.63%
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."
How to fix CVE-2008-6123
To remediate CVE-2008-6123, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/net-snmp—upgrade to 5.4.3~dfsg-1 or later
Is CVE-2008-6123 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 5.4.3~dfsg-1