CVE-2008-4801
HIGHEPSS 95th pctlDescription
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.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32465
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21322623
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC56773
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497950/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31988
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021122
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2969
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-071/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46208
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