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>> Net-snmp Perl Interface "__snprint_value()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Title : Net-snmp Perl Interface "__snprint_value()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Advisory ID : VUPEN/ADV-2008-1528
CVE ID : CVE-2008-2292
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2008-05-14

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A vulnerability has been identified in Net-snmp, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a buffer overflow error in the "__snprint_value()" [net-snmp/perl/SNMP/SNMP.xs] function when printing certain values, which could be exploited by attackers to crash an affected application or execute arbitrary code [...]

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1528
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=598326&group_id=12694
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1826174&group_id=12694&atid=112694
http://net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/net-snmp/trunk/net-snmp/perl/SNMP/SNMP.xs?sortby=date&r1=16765&r2=16770&pathrev=16770

Credits

Vulnerabilities reported by John Kortink and the vendor.

ChangeLog

2008-05-14 : Initial release

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