CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2008-5982

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Jan 27, 2009 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Format string vulnerability in BMC PATROL Agent before 3.7.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an invalid version number to TCP port 3181, which are not properly handled when writing a log message.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Patrol_agent Bmc * 3.7 (including)
Patrol_agent Bmc 3.2 (including) 3.2 (including)
Patrol_agent Bmc 3.2.3 (including) 3.2.3 (including)
Patrol_agent Bmc 3.2.5 (including) 3.2.5 (including)
Patrol_agent Bmc 3.2.7 (including) 3.2.7 (including)
Patrol_agent Bmc 3.3.00 (including) 3.3.00 (including)
Patrol_agent Bmc 3.4.00 (including) 3.4.00 (including)
Patrol_agent Bmc 3.4.11 (including) 3.4.11 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References