CVE-2008-4801

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client 5.1.0.0-5.1.8.1 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted TCP Data

Title source: llm

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Data Protection for SQL CAD service (aka dsmcat.exe) in the Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD) and the scheduler in the Backup-Archive client 5.1.0.0 through 5.1.8.1, 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.5.2, 5.3.0.0 through 5.3.6.1, 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.2.2, and 5.5.0.0 through 5.5.0.91 in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM); and the Backup-Archive client in TSM Express; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a large amount of crafted data to a TCP port.

References (9)

Core 9

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21322623

Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia

http://secunia.com/advisories/32465

Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_aixapar

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC56773

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497950/100/0/threaded

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021122

Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2969

Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31988

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46208

Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc

http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-071/

Scores

EPSS 0.1138

EPSS Percentile 95.5%

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (2)

ibm/tivoli_storage_manager_client 5.1 - 5.1.8.1

ibm/tivoli_storage_manager_express

Published Oct 31, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026