Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-5408

Buffer overflow in the data management protocol in Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers 11.0 (aka 11d) builds 6235 and 7170, 12.0 build 1364, and 12.5 build 2213 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors. NOTE: this can be exploited by unauthenticated remote attackers by leveraging CVE-2008-5407.
Published 2008-12-10 06:44:42
Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2008-5408

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5408

EPSS FAQ
4.96%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 89 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2008-5408

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
9.0
 HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.0
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2008-5408

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2008-5408

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