CVE-2008-2292 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in Net-SNMP's snmp_get function when processing large OCTETSTRING values.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-2292?
CVE-2008-2292 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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).
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2292?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Net-Snmp Net-Snmp.
How do I fix CVE-2008-2292?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-2292 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2292 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2292, DTSA-134-1, GHSA-c59r-cvwm-r87m.