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FreeBSD: FreeBSD -- Insecure default snmpd.config permissions (FreeBSD-SA-16:06.bsnmpd) (CVE-2015-5677)

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FreeBSD: FreeBSD -- Insecure default snmpd.config permissions (FreeBSD-SA-16:06.bsnmpd) (CVE-2015-5677)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
01/14/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/12/2016
Modified
10/30/2017

Description

Problem Description: The SNMP protocol supports an authentication model called USM, which relies on a shared secret. The default permission of the snmpd.configiguration file, /etc/snmpd.config, is weak and does not provide adequate protection against local unprivileged users. Impact: A local user may be able to read the shared secret, if configured and used by the system administrator.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-base-10_1-release-p26
  • freebsd-upgrade-base-10_2-release-p9
  • freebsd-upgrade-base-9_3-release-p33

References

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