Information Exposure Affecting net-snmp package, versions <5.9.3-r1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE316-NETSNMP-3230910
  • published15 Jan 2023
  • disclosed10 Nov 2015

Introduced: 10 Nov 2015

CVE-2015-8100  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.16 net-snmp to version 5.9.3-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream net-snmp package and not the net-snmp package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.16 relevant fixed versions and status.

The net-snmp package in OpenBSD through 5.8 uses 0644 permissions for snmpd.conf, which allows local users to obtain sensitive community information by reading this file.

CVSS Base Scores

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