VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-4309

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability4.97%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-10-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references