CVE-2008-1673
The asn1 implementation in (a) the Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.36.6 and 2.6 before 2.6.25.5, as used in the cifs and ip_nat_snmp_basic modules; and (b) the gxsnmp package; does not properly validate length values during decoding of ASN.1 BER data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) a length greater than the working buffer, which can lead to an unspecified overflow; (2) an oid length of zero, which can lead to an off-by-one error; or (3) an indefinite length for a primitive encoding.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 7.1% (94th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1674)
- Published
- June 10, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1674 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- debian / debian linux
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References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.25.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=33afb8403f361919aa5c8fe1d0a4f5ddbfbbea3c
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ddb2c43594f22843e9f3153da151deaba1a834c5
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.4/ChangeLog-2.4.36.6
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.5
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-10/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30000
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30580(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30644
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30658
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30982
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31107
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31836
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32103
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32104
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32370
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32759
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0189
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1592
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:113
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:174
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493300/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29589(Patch)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020210
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-625-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1770
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=443962
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42921
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00587.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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