CVE-2010-2891

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the smiGetNode function in lib/smi.c in libsmi 0.4.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Object Identifier (aka OID) represented as a numerical string containing many components separated by . (dot) characters.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 17.41% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:209 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/41841 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42902 third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44276 exploit vdb entry patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2145 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0111 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/42877 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514382/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076 vdb entry
http://www.coresecurity.com/content/libsmi-smigetnode-buffer-overflow patch exploit
http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2891
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15293 patch exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2764 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62686 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-2891?
CVE-2010-2891 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-2891?
To fix CVE-2010-2891, 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-2010-2891 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-2891 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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