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CVE
CVE-2008-4801
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Data Protection for SQL CAD service (aka dsmcat.exe) in the Client Acceptor Daemon (CA
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.
HIGH · CVSS 10
EPSS 0.28108
Schedule remediation
- EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
- EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
- CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0
YARA rules0
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How to read a CVE - triage first, then detect and patch
This page is every public fact about CVE-2008-4801, cross-linked. Its job is to answer one question fast - does this need my attention now? - and then hand you the two things you do about it. Here is how an analyst reads it.
Triage: should I act now? Four signals, and they are not interchangeable:
CVSSseverity - how bad it is IF exploited, 0-10. A high CVSS alone is not urgency; a flaw can be a perfect 10 and never actually be attacked.
EPSSprobability - a model’s estimate of the chance it is exploited in the next 30 days, 0-1. This is the “will it actually happen” signal.
CISA KEVconfirmed - it is being exploited in the wild right now. The strongest signal on the page; KEV beats any score.
Weaponisedavailability - public exploits / PoCs, and especially Metasploit modules rated Excellent / Great. Reliable, packaged exploit code means low-skill attackers can use it today.
How they combine: KEV, or a dependable Metasploit module, means patch now regardless of CVSS. High CVSS + low EPSS + no exploit is real but not an emergency - schedule it. Low CVSS but KEV-listed still gets patched now. The verdict above already weighed these for you; this is how it got there.
Then what - two workflows:
Detectwhen you cannot patch today, follow this CVE to the ATT&CK techniques it enables, then Build a SIEM detection (the green button) - author a rule, test it in Atomic, deploy it. That buys visibility while the patch waits.
PatchAffected products / packages tell you if you are exposed; Fixed versions by distribution and Vendor advisories give the exact version that closes it.
Reading order for the panels below: verdict + badges, then Public exploits / Metasploit (is it weaponised), then ATT&CK techniques + Sigma / IDS rules (can I detect it), then Affected products / packages + Fixed versions (am I exposed, what patches it), then Threat actors / IOCs (who uses it), then Scoring & timeline / references (the evidence).
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ATT&CK techniques
2Techniques this CVE enables - linked via CWECAPECATT&CK. High◆ = named directly in ATT&CK or Nuclei templates.
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CAPEC attack patterns
12Attack patterns this CVE enables - the bridge from weakness to ATT&CK technique.
CAPEC-CAPEC-10 · Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-CAPEC-100 · Overflow Buffers CAPEC-CAPEC-123 · Buffer Manipulation CAPEC-CAPEC-14 · Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-CAPEC-24 · Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-CAPEC-42 · MIME Conversion CAPEC-CAPEC-44 · Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-CAPEC-45 · Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-CAPEC-46 · Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-CAPEC-47 · Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-CAPEC-8 · Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-CAPEC-9 · Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
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Weakness Classification
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Affected Products & Versions
6ibm tivoli storage manager client>= 5.1 and <= 5.1.8.1
ibm tivoli storage manager client>= 5.2 and <= 5.2.5.2
ibm tivoli storage manager client>= 5.3 and <= 5.3.6.1
ibm tivoli storage manager client>= 5.4 and <= 5.4.2.2
ibm tivoli storage manager client>= 5.5.0.0 and <= 5.5.0.91
ibm tivoli storage manager expressall versions
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Scoring & Timeline
10
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · [email protected]
This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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References & Sources
9Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/32465Third Party Advisory
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC56773Vendor Advisory