CVE-2008-4309
7.5 HIGHInteger 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, a...
Published: 2008-10-31 · Last updated: 2026-05-28
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-190, CWE-20
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| net-snmp | net-snmp |
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.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-4309
- [Other]http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- [Other]http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Dec/msg00001.html
- [Other]http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- [Other]http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
- [Vendor advisory]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
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/32539
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/32560
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/32664
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/32711
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/33003
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/33095
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/33631
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/33821
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/35679
- [Other]http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-15.xml
- [Other]http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=882903
- [Other]http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262908-1
- [Other]http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- [Other]http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4298
- [Other]http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-467.htm
- [Other]http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0315
- [Other]http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1663
- [Other]http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:225
- [Other]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/31/1
- [Other]http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0971.html
- [Other]http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498280/100/0/threaded
- [Other]http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32020
- [Other]http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021129
- [Other]http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-685-1
- [Other]http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
- [Other]http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
- [Other]http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2973
- [Other]http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3400
- [Other]http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
- [Other]http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- [Other]http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1771
- [Other]https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46262
- [Other]https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6171
- [Other]https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6353
- [Other]https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9860
- [Other]http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- [Other]http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Dec/msg00001.html
- [Other]http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- [Other]http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
- [Vendor advisory]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
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/32539
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/32560
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/32664
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/32711
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/33003
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/33095
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/33631
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/33821
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- [Other]http://secunia.com/advisories/35679
- [Other]http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-15.xml
- [Other]http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=882903
- [Other]http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262908-1
- [Other]http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- [Other]http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4298
- [Other]http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-467.htm
- [Other]http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0315
- [Other]http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1663
- [Other]http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:225
- [Other]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/31/1
- [Other]http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0971.html
- [Other]http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498280/100/0/threaded
- [Other]http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32020
- [Other]http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021129
- [Other]http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-685-1
- [Other]http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html
- [Other]http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
- [Other]http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2973
- [Other]http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3400
- [Other]http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
- [Other]http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- [Other]http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1771
- [Other]https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46262
- [Other]https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6171
- [Other]https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6353
- [Other]https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9860
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