---------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you know that a change in our assessment rating, exploit code availability, or if an updated patch is released by the vendor, is not part of this mailing-list? Click here to learn more: http://secunia.com/advisories/business_solutions/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Net-snmp TCP Wrapper Information Disclosure Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA33884 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/33884/ CRITICAL: Less critical IMPACT: Exposure of system information, Exposure of sensitive information WHERE: >From local network SOFTWARE: Net-snmp 5.x http://secunia.com/advisories/product/419/ DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Net-snmp, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information. The vulnerability is caused due to an error when restricting access to the service via TCP wrappers. This can be exploited to disclose potentially sensitive information via SNMP requests, regardless of access restrictions in "hosts.allow" and "hosts.deny". The vulnerability is reported in version 5.4.2.1. Other versions may also be affected. SOLUTION: Fixed in the SVN repository in revision 17367. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported by Marcel Meckel via a Gentoo bug report. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=250429 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help everybody keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------