Vulnerability CVE-2008-5982
Published: 2009-01-27   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
BMC PatrolAgent Version Logging Format String Vulnerability
Anonymous
31.01.2009

Type:

CWE-134

 (Uncontrolled Format String)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
10/10
10/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
BMC -> Patrol agent 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499013/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32692
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021361
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3379
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-082/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47175
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