CVE-2008-2292

Net-SNMP 5.1.4, 5.2.4, 5.4.1 - Buffer Overflow via Large OCTETSTRING in AVP

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-2292. PoCs published by Praveen Darshanam.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow in Net-SNMP's __snprint_value function by sending a large OCTETSTRING in an SNMP community string. It attempts to crash the service and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Description

Buffer overflow in the __snprint_value function in snmp_get in Net-SNMP 5.1.4, 5.2.4, and 5.4.1, as used in SNMP.xs for Perl, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large OCTETSTRING in an attribute value pair (AVP).

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Praveen Darshanam · perldoslinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7100

This exploit targets a buffer overflow in Net-SNMP's __snprint_value function by sending a large OCTETSTRING in an SNMP community string. It attempts to crash the service and potentially execute arbitrary code.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Net-SNMP 5.1.4, 5.2.4, 5.4.1
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target SNMP service · SNMP service running on the target
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (30)

Core 30
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30187
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00363.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29212
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_sunalert
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239785-1
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020527
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30615
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32664
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31351
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31334
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2141/references
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/30647
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33003
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2361
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31568
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31467
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1663
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0529.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31155
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-02.xml
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42430
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00459.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00380.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:118
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-685-1
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1528/references
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry signature x_refsource_oval
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11261

Scores

EPSS 0.0851
EPSS Percentile 94.3%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (3)
net-snmp/net-snmp 5.1.4
net-snmp/net-snmp 5.2.4
net-snmp/net-snmp 5.4.1
Published May 18, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026