Buffer overflow in the logging functionality of the HTTP server in IBM Tivoli…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the logging functionality of the HTTP server in IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment (TPMfOSD) before 5.1.0.3 Interim Fix 3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request with a long method string to port 443/tcp.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-0401
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qjhj-mx7w-2r2m
- 2026-11-07 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
More IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager Os Deployment vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-01791 The management service in IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment before 5.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2010-03896 The TCP-to-ODBC gateway in IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment 7.1.1.3 does… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-03164 The TFTP implementation in IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager for OS Deployment 5.1 before… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2008-0401 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-0401 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qjhj-mx7w-2r2m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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