Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database | 
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5 | 
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P | 
| Access Vector | Network | 
| Access Complexity | Low | 
| Authentication | None | 
| Confidentiality Impact | None | 
| Integrity Impact | None | 
| Availability Impact | Partial | 
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SR:2009:003, published Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:30:00 +0000
 
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References | 
|---|---|---|
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4  |  
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libsnmp15-32bit-5.4.2.1-8.12.22.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 GA libsnmp15-32bit-5.4.2.1-8.2.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA libsnmp15-32bit-5.4.2.1-8.12.6.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA libsnmp15-32bit-5.4.2.1-8.12.16.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA libsnmp15-32bit-5.4.2.1-8.12.22.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA libsnmp15-32bit-5.4.2.1-8.12.22.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SECURITY GA libsnmp15-openssl1-32bit-5.4.2.1-8.12.31.1  | 
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 GA libsnmp40-5.9.4-160000.2.2  | 
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 GA libsnmp40-5.9.3-2.21  | 
| SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 | 
  |  Patchnames:  SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 GA libsnmp40-5.9.3-slfo.1.1_1.2  | 
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | 
  |  Patchnames:  openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-11082  | 
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 06:33:44 2013CVE page last modified: Sun Nov 2 12:20:15 2025