CVE-2008-5982 is a critical format string vulnerability affecting BMC PATROL Agent versions prior to 3.7.30. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending crafted format string specifiers within an invalid version number to TCP port 3181, which are then improperly processed during log message generation. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bmc:patrol_agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bmc:patrol_agent:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bmc:patrol_agent:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bmc:patrol_agent:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:bmc:patrol_agent:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.