CVE-2008-5982
Format string vulnerability in BMC PATROL Agent before 3.7.30 allows remote attackers to execute...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5982- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5982- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5952 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5952- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r3mj-758w-78mm No score
Format string vulnerability in BMC PATROL Agent before 3.7.30 allows remote attackers to execute...
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.
- Record
GHSA-r3mj-758w-78mm- Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5982 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Bmc Patrol Agent, published January 27, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.82%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1021361
securityfocus.com/bid/32692
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3379
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47175
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-082
secunia.com/advisories/33049
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5982
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r3mj-758w-78mm