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CVE

CVE-2008-0960

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-S

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.

HIGH · CVSS 10 EPSS 0.6879
Act now
  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 1% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch
This page is every public fact about CVE-2008-0960, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked. EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal. CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score. Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits. PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).

Weakness Classification

Affected Products & Versions

2

Public Exploits & PoCs

5
These PoC and exploit links come from public sources and are not verified to be safe or functional. Review the code before running anything, and treat unverified entries as untrusted.
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 29623www.securityfocus.com
pocwww.exploit-db.com · 5790www.exploit-db.com
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Fixed versions by distribution

5
The package version that resolves this CVE on each Linux distribution, from the vendor’s published security data. fixed in shows a patched version exists; open means the package is listed as affected with no fix yet.
oracle allnet-snmp fixed in 1:5.3.1-24.el5_2.1
oracle allnet-snmp-devel fixed in 1:5.3.1-24.el5_2.1
oracle allnet-snmp-libs open
oracle allnet-snmp-perl fixed in 1:5.3.1-24.el5_2.1
oracle allnet-snmp-utils fixed in 1:5.3.1-24.el5_2.1

Scoring & Timeline

10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · [email protected]
View on NVD
This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD10 Jun 2008 · 06:32 PM

Vendor Advisories

3
rhsaRHSA-2008:0529Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2008:0528Moderate
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References & Sources

62
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
threatengine.sh