CVE-2008-1661

Stack-based buffer overflow in DoubleTake.exe in HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring (SWSM) before...

10.0 HighPublic exploit

Stack-based buffer overflow in DoubleTake.exe in HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring (SWSM) before 4.5 SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted encoded authentication request.

Exploit likelihood

69.0%Down 18.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

Record: CVE-2008-1661
CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-1661
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-1662 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-1662
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4pmx-r8q4-w4vq No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in DoubleTake.exe in HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring (SWSM) before...

Record: GHSA-4pmx-r8q4-w4vq
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

hp storageworks storage mirroring

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	DoubleTake/HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Service - Authentication Overflow (Metasploit)	2010-07-03
Exploit-DB	HP StorageWorks - NSI Double Take Remote Overflow (Metasploit)	2008-06-04
Metasploit	DoubleTake/HP StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Service Authentication Overflow	2008-06-04

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-1661 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Hp Storageworks Storage Mirroring, published June 4, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 69.0%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.