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CVE-2008-5982
Format string vulnerability in BMC PATROL Agent before 3.7.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string…
High10.0EPSS 7.8%
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- mitre
Description
Format string vulnerability in BMC PATROL Agent before 3.7.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid version number to TCP port 3181, which are not properly handled when writing a log message.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.8% · top 5.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 1021361 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 32692 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3379 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20081208 ZDI-08-082: BMC PatrolAgent Version Logging Format String Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- patrolagent-logging-format-string(47175) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-082/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 33049 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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