# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 May 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2292, DTSA-134-1, GHSA-c59r-cvwm-r87m

## 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 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-2292?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Net-Snmp Net-Snmp.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-2292?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## 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:

- Net-SNMP 5.1.4/5.2.4/5.4.1 Perl Module - Buffer Overflow (PoC) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2005-4837](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4837/): Use after free in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-1740](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-1740/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-5846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-5846/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-18066](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-18066/): Null dereference in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2015-5621](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5621/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2008-2292 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-2292 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2292/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-2292/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2292
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2292
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-2292

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