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CVE-2008-1056

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-02-28 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Symark PowerBroker 2.8 through 5.0.1 allow local users to gain privileges via a long argv[0] string when executing (1) pbrun, (2) pbsh, or (3) pbksh. NOTE: the product is often installed in environments with trust relationships that facilitate subsequent remote compromises.

Affected products

• Symark Powerbroker: 2.8, 3.0, 3.2, 3.5, 4.0, 5.0 (+1)

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/29111
• http://www.mnin.org/advisories/2008_symarkpb.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28015
• http://www.symark.com/support/PBFeb2008Announcement.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40872
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29111
• http://www.mnin.org/advisories/2008_symarkpb.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28015
• http://www.symark.com/support/PBFeb2008Announcement.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/40872

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