CVE-2006-6305

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Net-SNMP 5.3 before 5.3.0.1, when configured using the rocommunity or rouser snmpd.conf tokens, causes Net-SNMP to grant write access to users or communities that only have read-only access.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.74% Top 30%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21503	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30782	vdb entry
http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/about/news.html	patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017355	vdb entry
http://net-snmp.sourceforge.net/about/ChangeLog.html	patch
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=531399	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/23285	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6305?: CVE-2006-6305 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6305?: To fix CVE-2006-6305, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6305 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6305 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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