CVE-2009-3853
Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client in IBM...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3 before 5.3.6.7, 5.4 before 5.4.3, 5.5 before 5.5.2.2, and 6.1 before 6.1.0.2, and TSM Express 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data in a TCP packet.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3 before 5.3.6.7, 5.4 before 5.4.3, 5.5 before 5.5.2.2, and 6.1 before 6.1.0.2, and TSM Express 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data in a TCP packet.
- Record
CVE-2009-3853- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3 before 5.3.6.7, 5.4 before 5.4.3, 5.5 before 5.5.2.2, and 6.1 before 6.1.0.2, and TSM Express 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data in a TCP packet.
- Record
CVE-2009-3853- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-3824 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3 before 5.3.6.7, 5.4 before 5.4.3, 5.5 before 5.5.2.2, and 6.1 before 6.1.0.2, and TSM Express 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data in a TCP packet.
- Record
EUVD-2009-3824- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6cvx-9vc4-r924 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client in IBM...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3 before 5.3.6.7, 5.4 before 5.4.3, 5.5 before 5.5.2.2, and 6.1 before 6.1.0.2, and TSM Express 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data in a TCP packet.
- Record
GHSA-6cvx-9vc4-r924- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express CAD Service - Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (1) | 2010-05-09 |
| Metasploit | IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express CAD Service Buffer Overflow | 2009-11-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| 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-2009-3853 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Ibm Tivoli Storage Manager, published November 4, 2009. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.7%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1023136
vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3132
www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC61036
securityfocus.com/archive/1/507654/100/0/threaded
secunia.com/secunia_research/2008-51
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3853
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6cvx-9vc4-r924