Is CVE-2008-4828 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4828 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-23.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4828?

CVE-2008-4828 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-2008-4828?

Patch guidance is available from ibm security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-4828.

CVE-2008-4828 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2008-4828?

19 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 14 more.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in dsmagent.exe in the Remote Agent Service in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client 5.1.0.0 through 5.1.8.2, 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.5.3, 5.3.0.0 through 5.3.6.4, and 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.1.96, and the TSM Express client 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.4, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a request packet that is not properly parsed by an unspecified "generic string handling function" or (2) a crafted NodeName in a dicuGetIdentifyRequest request packet, related to the (a) Web GUI and (b) Java GUI.

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: 5/5/2009
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_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_clientibm : tivoli_storage_manager_clientibm : tivoli_storage_manager_expressibm : tivoli_storage_manager_expressibm : tivoli_storage_manager_express

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD