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Oracle Linux 3 : net-snmp (ELSA-2009-0295)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 67806
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Synopsis
The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
From Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:0295 :Updated net-snmp packages that fix a security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol used for network management.
It was discovered that the snmpd daemon did not use TCP wrappers correctly, causing network hosts access restrictions defined in '/etc/hosts.allow' and '/etc/hosts.deny' to not be honored. A remote attacker could use this flaw to bypass intended access restrictions.
(CVE-2008-6123)
This issue only affected configurations where hosts.allow and hosts.deny were used to limit access to the SNMP server. To obtain information from the server, the attacker would have to successfully authenticate, usually by providing a correct community string.
All net-snmp users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the update, the snmpd and snmptrapd daemons will be restarted automatically.
Solution
Update the affected net-snmp packages.See Also
https://oss.oracle.com/pipermail/el-errata/2009-March/000936.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 67806
File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2009-0295.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Published: 7/12/2013
Updated: 1/14/2021
Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.2
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:net-snmp-libs, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:net-snmp-utils, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:net-snmp, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:3, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:net-snmp-perl, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:net-snmp-devel
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/OracleLinux, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2008-6123
BID: 33755