CVE-2008-4309

NameCVE-2008-4309
DescriptionInteger 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.
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
Debian Bugs504150

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-snmpsource(unstable)5.4.1~dfsg-11504150

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