Heap-based buffer overflow in the Express Backup Server service (dsmsvc.exe) in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Express 5.3 before…

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Express Backup Server service (dsmsvc.exe) in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Express 5.3 before 5.3.7.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a packet with a large length value.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

8.5% · top 5.0% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• 28440 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ibm-tsmexpressserver-bo(39604) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-001.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21291536 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2008-0106 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 27235 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20080114 ZDI-08-001: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express Backup Server Heap Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 1019182 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 07:39 UTC.