CVE-2008-4309 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the netsnmp_create_subtree_cache function within Net-SNMP versions 5.4.x, 5.3.x, and 5.2.x. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service (crash) via a specially crafted SNMP GETBULK request. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to system unavailability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:net-snmp:net-snmp:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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