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CVE-2008-1056

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1056 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Symark PowerBroker versions 2.8 through 5.0.1. This vulnerability allows local users to gain privileges by supplying an overly long argv[0] string when executing pbrun, pbsh, or pbksh. With a CVSS score of 6.9, it is rated as medium severity, indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity but high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symark:powerbroker:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symark:powerbroker:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symark:powerbroker:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symark:powerbroker:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symark:powerbroker:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 65th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

secunia.com / advisories/29111
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/40872
mnin.org / advisories/2008_symarkpb.pdf
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/28015
Patch
symark.com / support/PBFeb2008Announcement.html
Patch