CVE-2008-0247

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-01-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express: through 5.3

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/28440
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21291536
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486270/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27235
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019182
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0106
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-001.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39604
http://secunia.com/advisories/28440
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21291536
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486270/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27235

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