CVE-2010-2891 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 14.04% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2010-10-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tu-braunschweig | libsmi |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | LibSMI smiGetNode - Buffer Overflow When Long OID Is Given In Numerical Form | 2010-10-20 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41841
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42877
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42902
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2891
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/libsmi-smigetnode-buffer-overflow
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2145
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15293
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:209
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/514382/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44276
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2764
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0111
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/62686
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
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