Buffer overflow in HP Storageworks Storage Mirroring
CVE-2008-1661
Stack-based buffer overflow in DoubleTake.exe in HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring (SWSM) before 4.5 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted encoded authentication request.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.690 (99.3th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.690 · newest: 0.690 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- HP Storageworks Storage Mirroring — versions 4.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1723 (vdb-entry)
- marc.info/ (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42810 (vdb-entry)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-034/
- secunia.com/advisories/30502 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2008-1661?
- CVE-2008-1661 is a vulnerability in HP Storageworks Storage Mirroring, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-06-04.
- Is CVE-2008-1661 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.