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CentOS Update for net-snmp CESA-2009:0295 centos3 i386

🗓️ 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType 
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The remote host is missing an update for the 'net-snmp' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. The SNMP 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, allowing a remote attacker to bypass intended access restrictions. All net-snmp users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2009-March/015702.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.880799");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-08-09 08:20:34 +0200 (Tue, 09 Aug 2011)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2009:0295");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-6123");
  script_name("CentOS Update for net-snmp CESA-2009:0295 centos3 i386");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'net-snmp'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS3");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"net-snmp on CentOS 3");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS3")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"net-snmp", rpm:"net-snmp~5.0.9~2.30E.27", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"net-snmp-devel", rpm:"net-snmp-devel~5.0.9~2.30E.27", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"net-snmp-libs", rpm:"net-snmp-libs~5.0.9~2.30E.27", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"net-snmp-perl", rpm:"net-snmp-perl~5.0.9~2.30E.27", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"net-snmp-utils", rpm:"net-snmp-utils~5.0.9~2.30E.27", rls:"CentOS3")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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24 Apr 2026 00:00Current
4.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score4.9
CVSS 25
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