CVE-2006-6305 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published 6 Dec 2006 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Net-SNMP grants write access to read-only users when configured with specific tokens, allowing unauthorized data modification.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2006-6305?

CVE-2006-6305 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Dec 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-6305?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Net-Snmp Net-Snmp.

How do I fix CVE-2006-6305?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-6305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2006-6305 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-6305 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-56f9-5v28-jx6f.