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CVE-2008-1673


The asn1 implementation in (a) the Linux kernel 2.4 before 2.4.36.6 and 2.6 before 2.6.25.5, as used in the cifs and ip_nat_snmp_basic modules; and (b) the gxsnmp package; does not properly validate length values during decoding of ASN.1 BER data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via (1) a length greater than the working buffer, which can lead to an unspecified overflow; (2) an oid length of zero, which can lead to an off-by-one error; or (3) an indefinite length for a primitive encoding.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-1673 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from debian, from linux organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2008-06-10T00:32:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.23_ow2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.24 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.24_ow1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.25 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.26 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.28 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.29 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.29 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.29 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.30 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.30 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.30 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.31 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.31 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.32 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.32 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.32 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.33 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.33 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.33.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.33.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.33.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.33.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.34 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.35 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.4.36.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.11.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.12.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.13.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.14.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.15.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.16.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.17.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.19.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.20.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.21.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.15 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.16 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22.17 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22_rc1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.22_rc7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.23.14 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.24 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.24 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.24.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.24.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.24.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.24_rc1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.25.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6_test9_cvs Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For debian's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.