CVE-2008-5177
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DtbClsLogin function in Yosemite Backup 8.7 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code on a Linux platform, related to libytlindtb.so; or (2) cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code on a Windows platform, related to ytwindtb.dll; via a long username field during authentication.
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
- 16.9% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-5155)
- Published
- November 20, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5155 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- insight-tech / yosemite backup
References
- http://osvdb.org/49743
- http://osvdb.org/49744
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32262(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.insight-tech.org/index.php?p=Yosemite-backup-8-7-DtbClsLogin-Buffer-Overflow-Vulnerability(Exploit, Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed)
- http://www.insight-tech.org/xploits/yosemiteStackOverflowExploit.zip(Exploit, URL Repurposed)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32246
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46515
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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