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CVE-2008-4309

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2008-10-31 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Net-Snmp Net-Snmp

Weakness Type

CWE-20, CWE-190

References