net-snmp — security advisory

{
  "id": "3585d84a6e8552448c0e8445f25bd7fdf5c663d7b25ee0fffd5a354254bd644b",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0960",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0960",
    "summary": "SNMPv3 HMAC verification in (1) Net-SNMP 5.2.x before 5.2.4.1, 5.3.x before 5.3.2.1, and 5.4.x before 5.4.1.1; (2) UCD-SNMP; (3) eCos; (4) Juniper Session and Resource Control (SRC) C-series 1.0.0 through 2.0.0; (5) NetApp (aka Network Appliance) Data ONTAP 7.3RC1 and 7.3RC2; (6) SNMP Research before 16.2; (7) multiple Cisco IOS, CatOS, ACE, and Nexus products; (8) Ingate Firewall 3.1.0 and later and SIParator 3.1.0 and later; (9) HP OpenView SNMP Emanate Master Agent 15.x; and possibly other products relies on the client to specify the HMAC length, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass SNMP authentication via a length value of 1, which only checks the first byte.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0960",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "net-snmp",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "5.4.1~dfsg-8.1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "net-snmp",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "5.4.1~dfsg-8.1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "net-snmp",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "5.4.1~dfsg-8.1",
            "evidence": "/affected/2/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0960",
      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0960"
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "5.4.1~dfsg-8.1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "net-snmp",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/net-snmp?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0960.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "medium"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "5.4.1~dfsg-8.1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "net-snmp",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/net-snmp?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0960.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "medium"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "5.4.1~dfsg-8.1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "net-snmp",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/net-snmp?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0960.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "medium"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:27.566884159Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2008-0960"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-0960"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2008-0960",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": null
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 417038,
  "published_at": "2008-06-10T18:32:00+00:00"
}