CVE-2008-4309
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 5.1%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 5.1% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-4291)
- Published
- October 31, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4291 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on May 28, 2026.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- net-snmp / net-snmp
- net-snmp / net-snmp
- net-snmp / net-snmp
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Dec/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125017764422557&w=2
- http://net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/net-snmp/tags/Ext-5-2-5-1/net-snmp/agent/snmp_agent.c?r1=17271&r2=17272&pathrev=17272(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32539
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32560
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32664
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32711
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33003
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33095
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33631
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33746
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33821
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
- http://secunia.com/advisories/35679
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200901-15.xml
- http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=882903
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-262908-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4298
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-467.htm
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0315
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1663
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:225
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/10/31/1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0971.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498280/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32020
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021129
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-685-1
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2009-0001.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2973
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3400
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0301
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1771
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46262
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6171
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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