CVE-2008-2292

NameCVE-2008-2292
DescriptionBuffer 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).
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1663-1, DTSA-134-1
Debian Bugs482333

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
net-snmp (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye5.9+dfsg-4+deb11u1fixed
bookworm5.9.3+dfsg-2fixed
sid, trixie5.9.4+dfsg-1.1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
net-snmpsourceetch5.2.3-7etch4DSA-1663-1
net-snmpsourcelenny5.4.1~dfsg-7+lenny1DTSA-134-1
net-snmpsource(unstable)5.4.1~dfsg-8medium482333

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