CVE-2026-111137
Description
libsmi through 0.5.0 contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in smiValueAsString() in lib/smi.c that allows attackers to overflow a fixed 1024-byte static buffer through hex rendering of OCTET STRING values. Attackers can supply a crafted MIB with an OCTET STRING DEFVAL of 512 or more octets and a leading 0x00 byte to corrupt adjacent library globals and crash smidump or other consumers.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/amartin755/libsmi
- https://github.com/amartin755/libsmi/blob/c58307210fe995ec419db976eb234aebc71a9216/lib/smi.c#L479-L566
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libsmi-smivalueasstring-octetstring-defval-oob-write
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libsmi-through-0.5.0-out-of-bounds-write-via-smivalueasstring-octet-string-defval
CWEs
CWE-787
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.