Alpine: multiple net-snmp packages: security update to 5.4.2.1-r0 (deprecated)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 401271

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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." (CVE-2008-6123)

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 401271

Version: Revision 1.22

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/16/2023

Updated: 1/17/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2008-6123

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.1

Temporal Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/4/2009

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2009

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-6123

BID: 33755

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