CVE-2008-4801: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 11.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Data Protection for SQL CAD service (aka dsmcat.exe) in the Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD) and the scheduler in the Backup-Archive client 5.1.0.0 through 5.1.8.1, 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.5.2, 5.3.0.0 through 5.3.6.1, 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.2.2, and 5.5.0.0 through 5.5.0.91 in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM); and the Backup-Archive client in TSM Express; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a large amount of crafted data to a TCP port.

Affected products

• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Client: from 5.1, up to and including 5.1.8.1; from 5.2, up to and including 5.2.5.2; from 5.3, up to and including 5.3.6.1; from 5.4, up to and including 5.4.2.2; from 5.5.0.0, up to and including 5.5.0.91
• IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express: any version

Published 2008-10-31. Last modified 2026-06-16.