CVE-2008-4828
highpriority · attend · 75EPSS 0.715 · 99 %ileexploit · weaponizedEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in dsmagent.exe in the Remote Agent Service in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client 5.1.0.0 through 5.1.8.2, 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.5.3, 5.3.0.0 through 5.3.6.4, and 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.1.96, and the TSM Express client 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.4, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a request packet that is not properly parsed by an unspecified "generic string handling function" or (2) a crafted NodeName in a dicuGetIdentifyRequest request packet, related to the (a) Web GUI and (b) Java GUI.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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exploits (2)
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affected products (20)
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- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.1.8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.1.8.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.2.5.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.2.5.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.2.5.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.3.5.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.3.5.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.3.6.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.3.6.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.4.1.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.4.1.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager client= 5.4.1.96nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager express= 5.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager express= 5.3.3.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm tivoli storage manager express= 5.3.6.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://osvdb.org/54231enisa_euvd
- http://osvdb.org/54232enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32604enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-55/enisa_euvd
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21384389enisa_euvd
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC59513enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503182/100/0/threadedenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1235enisa_euvd
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