Is CVE-2007-4880 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-4880 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-4880?

CVE-2007-4880 has a CVSS score of 10 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2007-4880?

Patch guidance is available from ibm security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2007-4880.

CVE-2007-4880 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2007-4880?

8 products: ibm tivoli storage manager client, ibm tivoli storage manager client, ibm tivoli storage manager client, ibm tivoli storage manager client, ibm tivoli storage manager client, and 3 more.

Description

Buffer overflow in the Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD), dsmcad.exe, in certain IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) clients 5.1 before 5.1.8.1, 5.2 before 5.2.5.2, 5.3 before 5.3.5.3, and 5.4 before 5.4.1.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP headers, aka IC52905.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-119 · Memory Buffer Errors

Metadata

Primary Vendor: IBM
Published: 9/28/2007
Last Modified: 4/23/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

ibm : tivoli_storage_manager_clientibm : tivoli_storage_manager_clientibm : tivoli_storage_manager_clientibm : tivoli_storage_manager_clientibm : tivoli_storage_manager_clientibm : tivoli_storage_manager_clientibm : tivoli_storage_manager_clientibm : tivoli_storage_manager_client

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD