What is CVE-2008-4828?

CVE-2008-4828 is a vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-05-05.

Is CVE-2008-4828 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client

CVE-2008-4828

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2009-05-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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: 0.715 (99.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.715 · newest: 0.715 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client — versions 5.1, 5.1.8.0, 5.1.8.2
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express — versions 5.3, 5.3.3.0, 5.3.6.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-55/ (Vendor Advisory)
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1235 (vdb-entry)
www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
osvdb.org/54232 (vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503182/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
secunia.com/advisories/32604 (third-party-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50327 (vdb-entry)
osvdb.org/54231 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-4828?: CVE-2008-4828 is a vulnerability in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2009-05-05.
Is CVE-2008-4828 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.