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CVE-2008-4801

N/A
Published: October 30, 2008 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorTivoli Storage Manager ClientTivoli Storage Manager Express

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 11%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Tivoli Storage Manager Client· IBM
95%
5.1 ≤ v ≤ 5.1.8.15.2 ≤ v ≤ 5.2.5.25.3 ≤ v ≤ 5.3.6.15.4 ≤ v ≤ 5.4.2.25.5.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.5.0.91
Tivoli Storage Manager Express· IBM
95%
All versions

References (9)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32465
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21322623
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_AIXAPAR
Source: [email protected]
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC56773
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497950/100/0/threaded
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31988
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021122
VDB Entryx_refsource_VUPENThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2969
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-071/

CVSS

10HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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