CVE-2008-2292

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

1.0

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 execute arbitrary code via a large OCTETSTRING in an attribute value pair (AVP).

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-7100 dos linux verified

Praveen Darshanam · 2008-11-12

Net-SNMP 5.1.4/5.2.4/5.4.1 Perl Module - Buffer Overflow (PoC)

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`5.4.1~dfsg-8`
sid	Fixed	`5.4.1~dfsg-8`
forky	Fixed	`5.4.1~dfsg-8`
bullseye	Fixed	`5.4.1~dfsg-8`
bookworm	Fixed	`5.4.1~dfsg-8`

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2292

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.