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…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 14.0%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- LibSMI smiGetNode - Buffer Overflow When Long OID Is Given In Numerical Form (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 15293dos, linuxpublished 20 Oct 2010Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 15293 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
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By mitre
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
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 (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- 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)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-2895 (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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