TI-2008-02591 Aliases CVE-2008-2709 GHSA-vq56-9vcf-xwq4

Buffer overflow in the BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400…

LOW 22CWE-119Published 2008-06-16 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · 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 BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5, and V6R1M0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (task halt and main storage dump) via unspecified vectors involving the running of diagnostics on a modem port. NOTE: there might be limited attack scenarios.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00327 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:os_400:v5r4m0:::::::*	v5r4m0	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:os_400:v5r4m5:::::::*	v5r4m5	Vulnerable	IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:os_400:v6r1m0:::::::*	v6r1m0	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:o:ibm:os_400:v5r4m0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions v5r4m0 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:os_400:v5r4m5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions v5r4m5 Vulnerable ·IBM
cpe:2.3:o:ibm:os_400:v6r1m0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions v6r1m0 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-2709
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vq56-9vcf-xwq4

References

Advisory 1

MA36741

Other 1

ADV-2008-1799

TI-2006-06579 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in osp-cert in IBM OS/400 V5R3M0 have unspecified… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2007-03430 IBM OS/400 (aka i5/OS) V4R2M0 through V5R3M0 on iSeries machines sends responses to TCP… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2005-01120 Unknown vulnerability in Incoming Remote Command (iSeries Access for Windows Remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2007-00429 Unspecified vulnerability in IBM OS/400 R530 and R535 has unknown impact and remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2008-00662 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the HTTP Server in IBM OS/400 V5R3M0 and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2002-01650 The System Request menu in IBM AS/400 allows local users to list valid user accounts by… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

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Sources

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