Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 16, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-2709

Description

Buffer overflow in the BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5, and V6R1M0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (task halt and main storage dump) via unspecified vectors involving the running of diagnostics on a modem port. NOTE: there might be limited attack scenarios.

Affected products

IBM/Os\/4003 versions
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:os_400:v5r4m0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:os_400:v5r4m0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:os_400:v5r4m5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:ibm:os_400:v6r1m0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

secunia.com/advisories/30554nvdVendor Advisory
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/29660nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1799nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42984nvd

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