Debian DSA-1663-1 : net-snmp - several vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 34720

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in NET SNMP, a suite of Simple Network Management Protocol applications. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems :

- CVE-2008-0960 Wes Hardaker reported that the SNMPv3 HMAC verification relies on the client to specify the HMAC length, which allows spoofing of authenticated SNMPv3 packets.

- CVE-2008-2292 John Kortink reported a buffer overflow in the
__snprint_value function in snmp_get causing a denial of service and potentially allowing the execution of arbitrary code via a large OCTETSTRING in an attribute value pair (AVP).

- CVE-2008-4309 It was reported that an integer overflow in the netsnmp_create_subtree_cache function in agent/snmp_agent.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service attack via a crafted SNMP GETBULK request.

Solution

Upgrade the net-snmp package.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems has been fixed in version 5.2.3-7etch4.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 34720

File Name: debian_DSA-1663.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 11/9/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:net-snmp, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2008

Exploitable With

CANVAS (D2ExploitPack)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-0960, CVE-2008-2292, CVE-2008-4309

BID: 29212, 29623, 32020

CWE: 119, 20, 287

DSA: 1663

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