CVE-2008-0960 describes a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in SNMPv3 implementations across numerous vendors, including Net-SNMP, Cisco, Juniper, and NetApp. The flaw stems from the reliance on the client to specify the HMAC length during verification, allowing remote attackers to bypass authentication by providing a length of 1, effectively checking only the first byte of the HMAC. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), indicating a network-exploitable, low-complexity attack with complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-5790) confirms the existence of public exploit code, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:juniper:session_and_resource_control:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:juniper:session_and_resource_control:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:juniper:src_pe:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:juniper:src_pe:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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