CVE-2008-4801 describes a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the Data Protection for SQL CAD service (dsmcat.exe) within various versions of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) and TSM Express. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted, large data to a TCP port. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed in the KEV catalog, and it has received negligible community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not actively exploited in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.1, <= 5.1.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.2, <= 5.2.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.3, <= 5.3.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.4, <= 5.4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.5.0.0, <= 5.5.0.91CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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