CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-4801

10.0 HIGH Published 2008-10-31 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2008-10-31
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-119

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 configurations

• ibm tivoli storage manager client (>= 5.1 <= 5.1.8.1) • ibm tivoli storage manager client (>= 5.2 <= 5.2.5.2) • ibm tivoli storage manager client (>= 5.3 <= 5.3.6.1) • ibm tivoli storage manager client (>= 5.4 <= 5.4.2.2) • ibm tivoli storage manager client (>= 5.5.0.0 <= 5.5.0.91) • ibm tivoli storage manager express

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness

References