Is CVE-2008-6123 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6123 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6123?

CVE-2008-6123 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-6123

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.9%EU EUVD

The netsnmp_udp_fmtaddr function (snmplib/snmpUDPDomain.c) in net-snmp 5.0.9 through 5.4.2.1, when using TCP wrappers for client authorization, does not properly parse hosts.allow rules, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and execute SNMP queries, related to "source/destination IP address confusion."

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-863
EPSS score: 2.9% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6093)
Published: February 12, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6093 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

net-snmp / net-snmp
opensuse / opensuse
opensuse / opensuse
redhat / enterprise linux
suse / linux enterprise

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS, Version 3 Update 2 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0259-2004 - archived
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS, Version 3 Update 2 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0257-2004 - archived

References

http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=250429(Exploit, Issue Tracking)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00003.html(Mailing List)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html(Mailing List)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-02/msg00003.html(Mailing List)
http://net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/net-snmp/trunk/net-snmp/snmplib/snmpUDPDomain.c?r1=17325&r2=17367&pathrev=17367(Product)
http://net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/net-snmp?view=rev&revision=17367(Product)
http://secunia.com/advisories/34499(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35416(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/35685(Broken Link)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/2(Mailing List)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/4(Mailing List)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/02/12/7(Mailing List)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0295.html(Not Applicable)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021921(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=485211(Issue Tracking, Patch)
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10289(Broken Link)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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