CVE-2008-4309 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2008-4309

Integer overflow in the netsnmp_create_subtree_cache function in agent/snmp_agent.c in net-snmp...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

net-snmp
Vulnerable Versions:
5.2.5, 5.3.2.2, 5.4

Timeline

Official Publish: October 31st, 2008
Last Modified: May 28th, 2026
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.