CVE-2008-0401

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 8.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-01-23 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Buffer overflow in the logging functionality of the HTTP server in IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment (TPMfOSD) before 5.1.0.3 Interim Fix 3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long method string to port 443/tcp.

Affected products

IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Os Deployment: through 5.1.0.2

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=647
http://secunia.com/advisories/28604
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018010
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/158609
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27387
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019249
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0239
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39819
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=647
http://secunia.com/advisories/28604
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24018010
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/158609

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