CVE-2010-2891
highpriority · attend · 45EPSS 0.140 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.5
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-15293LibSMI smiGetNode - Buffer Overflow When Long OID Is Given In Numerical Formfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (4)
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also known as (7)
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sources
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references (36)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/41841enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42877enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42902enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43068enisa_euvd
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-2891enisa_euvd
- http://www.coresecurity.com/content/libsmi-smigetnode-buffer-overflowenisa_euvd
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