CVE-2008-2709
Buffer overflow in the BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5...
Buffer overflow in the BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5, and V6R1M0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (task halt and main storage dump) via unspecified vectors involving the running of diagnostics on a modem port. NOTE: there might be limited attack scenarios.
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What each source reports
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Buffer overflow in the BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5, and V6R1M0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (task halt and main storage dump) via unspecified vectors involving the running of diagnostics on a modem port. NOTE: there might be limited attack scenarios.
- Record
CVE-2008-2709- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5, and V6R1M0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (task halt and main storage dump) via unspecified vectors involving the running of diagnostics on a modem port. NOTE: there might be limited attack scenarios.
- Record
CVE-2008-2709- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2703 No score
Buffer overflow in the BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5, and V6R1M0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (task halt and main storage dump) via unspecified vectors involving the running of diagnostics on a modem port. NOTE: there might be limited attack scenarios.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2703- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vq56-9vcf-xwq4 No score
Buffer overflow in the BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5...
Buffer overflow in the BrSmRcvAndCheck function in the RCHMGR module on IBM OS/400 V5R4M0, V5R4M5, and V6R1M0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (task halt and main storage dump) via unspecified vectors involving the running of diagnostics on a modem port. NOTE: there might be limited attack scenarios.
- Record
GHSA-vq56-9vcf-xwq4- Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2008-2709 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Ibm Os 400, published June 16, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.