Vulnerabilities > CVE-2010-2891 - Buffer Errors vulnerability in Tu-Braunschweig Libsmi 0.4.8

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
tu-braunschweig
CWE-119
nessus
exploit available
NVD
Published: 2010-10-28
Updated: 2018-10-10

Summary

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.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Tu-Braunschweig
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Exploit-Db

descriptionLibSMI smiGetNode Buffer Overflow When Long OID Is Given In Numerical Form. CVE-2010-2891. Dos exploit for linux platform
fileexploits/linux/dos/15293.txt
idEDB-ID:15293
last seen2016-02-01
modified2010-10-20
platformlinux
port
published2010-10-20
reporterCore Security
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/15293/
titleLibSMI smiGetNode Buffer Overflow When Long OID Is Given In Numerical Form
typedos

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2010-17104.NASL
    descriptionResolve CVE-2010-2891 - LibSMI smiGetNode Buffer Overflow When Long OID Is Given In Numerical Form Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id50554
    published2010-11-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50554
    titleFedora 14 : libsmi-0.4.8-5.fc14 (2010-17104)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2010-17104.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(50554);
  script_version("1.8");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:32");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-2891");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2010-17104");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 14 : libsmi-0.4.8-5.fc14 (2010-17104)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Resolve CVE-2010-2891 - LibSMI smiGetNode Buffer Overflow When Long
OID Is Given In Numerical Form

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=647520"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050694.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e197c501"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected libsmi package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:libsmi");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:14");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/11/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/11/11");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^14([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 14.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC14", reference:"libsmi-0.4.8-5.fc14")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libsmi");
}
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2010-17126.NASL
    descriptionResolve CVE-2010-2891 - LibSMI smiGetNode Buffer Overflow When Long OID Is Given In Numerical Form Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id50555
    published2010-11-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50555
    titleFedora 12 : libsmi-0.4.8-5.fc12 (2010-17126)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2010-17126.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(50555);
  script_version("1.9");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:32");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-2891");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2010-17126");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 12 : libsmi-0.4.8-5.fc12 (2010-17126)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Resolve CVE-2010-2891 - LibSMI smiGetNode Buffer Overflow When Long
OID Is Given In Numerical Form

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=647520"
  );
  # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-November/050675.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?25177c9f"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected libsmi package."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:libsmi");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:12");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/11/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/11/11");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! ereg(pattern:"^12([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 12.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);

flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"FC12", reference:"libsmi-0.4.8-5.fc12")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libsmi");
}
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_3_LIBSMI-101111.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes a buffer overflow the smiGetNode() function in libsmi. It allowed context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Object Identifier. CVE-2010-2891: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P): Buffer Errors (CWE-119)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id75612
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/75612
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : libsmi (openSUSE-SU-2011:0011-1)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-2145.NASL
    descriptionAndres Lopez Luksenberg discovered a buffer overflow in the OID parser of libsmi, a library to access SMI MIB data.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2011-01-18
    plugin id51556
    published2011-01-18
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/51556
    titleDebian DSA-2145-1 : libsmi - buffer overflow
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2010-209.NASL
    descriptionA buffer overflow was discovered in libsmi when long OID was given in numerical form. This could lead to arbitrary code execution (CVE-2010-2891). Packages for 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance Program. Please visit this link to learn more: http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?cPath=149&amp;products_id=4 90 The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id50313
    published2010-10-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50313
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : libsmi (MDVSA-2010:209)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_1_LIBSMI-101111.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes a buffer overflow the smiGetNode() function in libsmi. It allowed context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Object Identifier. CVE-2010-2891: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P): Buffer Errors (CWE-119)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id53678
    published2011-05-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/53678
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : libsmi (openSUSE-SU-2011:0011-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_2_LIBSMI-101111.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes a buffer overflow the smiGetNode() function in libsmi. It allowed context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an Object Identifier. CVE-2010-2891: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P): Buffer Errors (CWE-119)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id53757
    published2011-05-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/53757
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : libsmi (openSUSE-SU-2011:0011-1)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2010-17096.NASL
    descriptionResolve CVE-2010-2891 - LibSMI smiGetNode Buffer Overflow When Long OID Is Given In Numerical Form Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id50552
    published2010-11-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/50552
    titleFedora 13 : libsmi-0.4.8-5.fc13 (2010-17096)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201312-10.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201312-10 (libsmi: Arbitrary code execution) libsmi contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the smiGetNode() function in lib/smi.c. Impact : A context-dependent attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code by way of a specially crafted Object Identifier (OID). Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id71454
    published2013-12-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/71454
    titleGLSA-201312-10 : libsmi: Arbitrary code execution

References