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    CVE-2008-4828

    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.

    Published:May 5, 2009
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:May 5, 2009
    EPSS Score:0.77418
    CVSS Score:10

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Tivoli Storage Manager Client
    Vendor
    Ibm
    Product
    Tivoli Storage Manager Express

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16428

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2009-1521 (CVSS 7.5) — Unspecified vulnerability in the Java GUI in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.5…
    CVE-2009-1522 (CVSS 7.1) — The IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client 5.5.0.0 through 5.5.1.17 on AIX and Windows, when SSL is used, all…
    CVE-2009-1520 (CVSS 10) — Buffer overflow in the Web GUI in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client 5.1.0.0 through 5.1.8.2, 5.2.0.0…
    CVE-2008-4801 (CVSS 10) — Heap-based buffer overflow in the Data Protection for SQL CAD service (aka dsmcat.exe) in the Client Acceptor …
    CVE-2007-4348 (CVSS 4.3) — Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the CAD service in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Client 5.3.5.3…
    CVE-2007-4880 (CVSS 10) — Buffer overflow in the Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD), dsmcad.exe, in certain IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) c…
    CVE-2007-5022 (CVSS 5) — Unspecified vulnerability in certain IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) clients 5.1 before 5.1.8.1, 5.2 before 5…

    References

    http://osvdb.org/54231
    http://osvdb.org/54232
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32604
    http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-55/
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21384389
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC59513
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503182/100/0/threaded
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1235
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50327
    http://osvdb.org/54231
    http://osvdb.org/54232
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32604
    http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-55/
    http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21384389
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC59513
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503182/100/0/threaded
    http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1235
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50327

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High