CVE-2008-4309

Description

Integer overflow in the netsnmp_create_subtree_cache function in agent/snmp_agent.c in net-snmp 5.4 before 5.4.2.1, 5.3 before 5.3.2.3, and 5.2 before 5.2.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SNMP GETBULK request, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to the number of responses or repeats.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.60% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory sun.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory sourceforge.net
Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/33631 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32664 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32560 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html vendor advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33746 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0971.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35679 third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9860 vdb entry signature
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33003 third party advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262908-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32539 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32711 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1663 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6353 vdb entry signature
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46262 vdb entry
http://net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/net-snmp/tags/Ext-5-2-5-1/net-snmp/agent/snmp_agent.c?r1=17271&r2=17272&pathrev=17272 vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/31/1 mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Dec/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=882903
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6171 vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/33095 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021129 vdb entry
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4298
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0315
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-467.htm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2973 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32020 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/33821 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1771 vdb entry
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-15.xml vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498280/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-685-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3400 vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:225 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4309?
CVE-2008-4309 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4309?
To fix CVE-2008-4309, 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-2008-4309 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4309 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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