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CVE-2010-2891
Buffer overflow in the smiGetNode function in lib/smi.c in libsmi 0.4.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via…
High7.5EPSS 14.0%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.0% · top 3.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (18)
- SUSE-SR:2011:001 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 43068 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2010:209 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0212 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 41841 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 42902 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 44276 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-2145 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0111 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 42877 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2011:002 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 20101020 [CORE-2010-0819] LibSMI smiGetNode Buffer Overflow When Long OID Is Given In Numerical Form (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2011-0076 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/libsmi-smigetnode-buffer-overflow (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2891 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 15293 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- ADV-2010-2764 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- libsmi-smigetnode-bo(62686) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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