CVE-2008-2292
Buffer overflow in the __snprint_value function in snmp_get in Net-SNMP 5.1.4, 5.2.4, and 5.4.1, as used in SNMP.xs for Perl, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly
02 Description
Buffer overflow in the __snprint_value function in snmp_get in Net-SNMP 5.1.4, 5.2.4, and 5.4.1, as used in SNMP.xs for Perl, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 8.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-05-18 14:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-05-18
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 62232ed62a66086593679454f63ae099355c690066eda7dc73a20e254ee2243a
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securitytracker.com1020527http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020527
- secunia.com30615http://secunia.com/advisories/30615
- secunia.com32664http://secunia.com/advisories/32664
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2008:039http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00000.html
- secunia.com30187http://secunia.com/advisories/30187
- secunia.com31351http://secunia.com/advisories/31351
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-282.htm
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1826174&group_id=12694&atid=112694
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-5215https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00363.html
- secunia.com31334http://secunia.com/advisories/31334
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2141http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2141/references
- secunia.com30647http://secunia.com/advisories/30647
- www.securityfocus.com29212http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29212
- secunia.com33003http://secunia.com/advisories/33003
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-2361http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2361
- secunia.com31568http://secunia.com/advisories/31568
- secunia.com31467http://secunia.com/advisories/31467
- sunsolve.sun.com239785http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239785-1
- www.debian.orgDSA-1663http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1663
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2008:0529http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0529.html
- www.vmware.comhttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0013.html
- secunia.com31155http://secunia.com/advisories/31155
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200808-02http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-02.xml
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comnetsnmp-snprintvalue-bo(42430)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42430
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-5218https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00459.html
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2008-5224https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00380.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2008:118http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:118
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-685-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-685-1
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-1528http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1528/references
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11261https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11261
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- net-snmp Fixed in 5.4.1~dfsg-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- net-snmp Fixed in 5.4.1~dfsg-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- net-snmp Fixed in 5.4.1~dfsg-8
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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