CVE-2008-4563

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 29.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-03-11 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in adsmdll.dll 5.3.7.7296, as used by the daemon (dsmsvc.exe) in the backup server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Express 5.3.7.3 and earlier and TSM 5.2, 5.3 before 5.3.6.0, and 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.4.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted length value.

Affected products

IBM Corporation Tivoli Storage Manager: 5.2, 5.3, 5.3.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.2.4 (+10)
IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express: 5.3, 5.3.3.0, 5.3.6.4, 5.3.7.3

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0192.html
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=775
http://osvdb.org/52617
http://secunia.com/advisories/34245
http://securitytracker.com/id?1021837
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21377388
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34077
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0669
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49188
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2009-03/0192.html
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=775
http://osvdb.org/52617

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