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TI-2008-04352 Aliases CVE-2008-4563GHSA-pxfc-8f3m-gmg5

Heap-based buffer overflow in adsmdll.dll 5.3.7.7296, as used by the daemon (dsmsvc.exe)…

Priority HIGH 66CWE-119Published · Updated

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

Heap-based buffer overflow in adsmdll.dll 5.3.7.7296, as used by the daemon (dsmsvc.exe) in the backup server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) Express 5.3.7.3 and earlier and TSM 5.2, 5.3 before 5.3.6.0, and 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.4.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted length value.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.28987 98th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 21

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onMicrosoft
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.2.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.5.1VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Microsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.2.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.5.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
Show 11 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.1VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.2.2VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.2.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.2.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.4.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:5.3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.3.0VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:5.3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.6.4VulnerableIBM
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:5.3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.7.3VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.1 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.2.2 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.2.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.2.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.4.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:5.3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.3.0 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:5.3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.6.4 Vulnerable ·IBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager_express:5.3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.7.3 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-4563
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxfc-8f3m-gmg5

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2009-03661 Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2006-05638 Multiple buffer overflows in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) before 5.2.9 and 5.3.x… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-03662 Buffer overflow in the traditional client scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2009-01118 Unspecified vulnerability in the server in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2016-07334 Improper authentication in IBM Spectrum Protect CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2009-03663 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the (1) UNIX and (2) Linux backup-archive… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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