CVE-2008-2292

CVE Details

Release Date:	2008-05-18
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

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).

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.8
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 3 (net-snmp)	ELSA-2008-0529	2008-06-10
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (net-snmp)	ELSA-2008-0529	2008-06-10
Oracle Linux version 5 (net-snmp)	ELSA-2008-0529	2008-06-10