High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 31, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4309
CVE-2008-4309
Description
Integer overflow in the netsnmp_create_subtree_cache function in agent/snmp_agent.c in net-snmp 5.4 before 5.4.2.1, 5.3 before 5.3.2.3, and 5.2 before 5.2.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted SNMP GETBULK request, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow, related to the number of responses or repeats.
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References
42- net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/net-snmp/tags/Ext-5-2-5-1/net-snmp/agent/snmp_agent.cnvdVendor Advisory
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- marc.infonvd
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- secunia.com/advisories/33095nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/33631nvd
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- sourceforge.net/forum/forum.phpnvd
- sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.donvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT3549nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4298nvd
- support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-467.htmnvd
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- www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1663nvd
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- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/31/1nvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0971.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498280/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/32020nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-685-1nvd
- www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2973nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3400nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1771nvd
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