Is CVE-2008-4801 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-4801 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-4801?

CVE-2008-4801 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 10.0 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-4801

HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 11.4%EU EUVD

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Data Protection for SQL CAD service (aka dsmcat.exe) in the Client Acceptor Daemon (CAD) and the scheduler in the Backup-Archive client 5.1.0.0 through 5.1.8.1, 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.5.2, 5.3.0.0 through 5.3.6.1, 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.2.2, and 5.5.0.0 through 5.5.0.91 in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM); and the Backup-Archive client in TSM Express; allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a large amount of crafted data to a TCP port.

Key facts

CVSS score: 10.0 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 11.4% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-4780)
Published: October 31, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-4780 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

ibm / tivoli storage manager client
ibm / tivoli storage manager express

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32465(Third Party Advisory)
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21322623(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC56773(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497950/100/0/threaded(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31988(Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021122(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2969(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-071/(Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46208(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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