Auth bypass in Net-Snmp

CVE-2008-6123

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."

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.029 (85.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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