CVE-2008-2292

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).

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.40% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020527 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30615 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32664 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30187 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31351 third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-282.htm
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1826174&group_id=12694&atid=112694
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00363.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31334 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2141/references vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/30647 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29212 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33003 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2361 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31568 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31467 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239785-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1663 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0529.html vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0013.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31155 third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-02.xml vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42430 vdb entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00459.html vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00380.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:118 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-685-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1528/references vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11261 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2292?
CVE-2008-2292 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2292?
To fix CVE-2008-2292, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2292 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-2292 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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