CVE-2008-6123
EPSS 0.63%Published: 2/12/2009Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-6123
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."
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/net-snmpfrom 0, < 5.4.3~dfsg-1