Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 5, 2009· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-4828
CVE-2008-4828
Description
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.
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Affected products
21cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_client:5.4.1.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 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
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:5.3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:5.3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.4
Patches
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References
9- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wssnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-55/nvdVendor Advisory
- osvdb.org/54231nvd
- osvdb.org/54232nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/32604nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503182/100/0/threadednvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1235nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50327nvd
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