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).
Published: 2008-05-18
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 15.2% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1663-1 New net-snmp packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-685-1 Net-SNMP vulnerabilities
References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30187 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30615 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/30647 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31155 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31334 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31351 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31467 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/31568 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/32664 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/33003 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-02.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1826174&group_id=12694&atid=112694 cve-icon cve-icon
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239785-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-282.htm cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1663 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:118 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0529.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29212 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020527 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-685-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0013.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1528/references cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2141/references cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2361 cve-icon cve-icon
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42430 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2292 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11261 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2292 cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00363.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00380.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00459.html cve-icon cve-icon
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Net-snmp Net-snmp
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:58:01.634Z

Reserved: 2008-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-2292

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Status : Modified

Published: 2008-05-18T14:20:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-2292

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2007-11-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2008-2292 - Bugzilla

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