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CVE-2008-5177

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 16.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2008-11-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the DtbClsLogin function in Yosemite Backup 8.7 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code on a Linux platform, related to libytlindtb.so; or (2) cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code on a Windows platform, related to ytwindtb.dll; via a long username field during authentication.

Affected products

• Insight-Tech Yosemite Backup: 8.7

References

• http://osvdb.org/49743
• http://osvdb.org/49744
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32262
• http://www.insight-tech.org/index.php?p=Yosemite-backup-8-7-DtbClsLogin-Buffer-Overflow-Vulnerability
• http://www.insight-tech.org/xploits/yosemiteStackOverflowExploit.zip
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32246
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46515
• http://osvdb.org/49743
• http://osvdb.org/49744
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32262
• http://www.insight-tech.org/index.php?p=Yosemite-backup-8-7-DtbClsLogin-Buffer-Overflow-Vulnerability
• http://www.insight-tech.org/xploits/yosemiteStackOverflowExploit.zip

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