CVE-2010-2891

HIGH 7.5CVE-2010-2891 · Published 28/10/2010 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
libsmi tu-braunschweig	`= 0.4.8`	No fix yet

Description

Buffer overflow in the smiGetNode function in lib/smi.c in libsmi 0.4.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Object Identifier (aka OID) represented as a numerical string containing many components separated by . (dot) characters.

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
secunia.com/advisories/41841 · Vendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/42877
secunia.com/advisories/42902
secunia.com/advisories/43068
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2891
coresecurity.com/content/libsmi-smigetnode-buffer-overflow · Exploit
debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2145
exploit-db.com/exploits/15293 · Exploit
mandriva.com/security/advisories
securityfocus.com/archive/1/514382/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com/bid/44276 · Exploit
vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2764 · Vendor Advisory
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0111
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62686

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