Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Net-snmp, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the "__snprint_value()" function in perl/SNMP/SNMP.xs. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow in an application using the Net-snmp Perl module by tricking the user into connecting to a malicious SNMP agent.
The vulnerability is reported in version 5.4.1. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution: Fixed in version 5.4.2.pre1.
Do not connect to untrusted SNMP agents.
Provided and/or discovered by: Reported by John Kortink via a Net-snmp bug report.
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