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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 [...]

Solution

Upgrade to Net-snmp version 5.4.2.pre1 :
http://sourceforge.net/projects/net-snmp/

Credits

Vulnerabilities reported by John Kortink and the vendor.

ChangeLog

2008-05-14 : Initial release

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