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PostPosted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:26 pm    Post subject: [ GLSA 201001-05 ] net-snmp: Authorization bypass Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: net-snmp: Authorization bypass (GLSA 201001-05)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: January 13, 2010
Bug(s): #250429
ID: 201001-05

Synopsis


A remote attacker can bypass the tcp-wrappers client authorization in
net-snmp.


Background


net-snmp bundles software for generating and retrieving SNMP data.


Affected Packages

Package: net-analyzer/net-snmp
Vulnerable: < 5.4.2.1-r1
Unaffected: >= 5.4.2.1-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description


The netsnmp_udp_fmtaddr() function (snmplib/snmpUDPDomain.c), when
using TCP wrappers for client authorization, does not properly parse
hosts.allow rules.


Impact


A remote, unauthenticated attacker could bypass the ACL filtering,
possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary SNMP queries.


Workaround


If possible, protect net-snmp with custom iptables rules:
Code:

    iptables -s [client] -d [host] -p udp --dport 161 -j ACCEPT
    iptables -s 0.0.0.0/0 -d [host] -p udp --dport 161 -j DROP


Resolution


All net-snmp users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.4.2.1-r1"


References

CVE-2008-6123
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