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CVE-2008-4828 is a set of stack-based buffer overflow vulnerabilities in dsmagent.exe, part of the Remote Agent Service in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) client versions 5.1.0.0 through 5.1.8.2, 5.2.0.0 through 5.2.5.3, 5.3.0.0 through 5.3.6.4, and 5.4.0.0 through 5.4.1.96, as well as TSM Express client 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.4. The vulnerabilities are triggered by improper parsing of request packets by a generic string handling function and by a crafted NodeName in a dicuGetIdentifyRequest packet, affecting both the Web GUI and Java GUI components.
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This repository contains a single Metasploit module targeting a stack buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2008-4828) in the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express Remote Client Agent (RCA) service, specifically version 5.3.6.2 on Windows. The exploit works by first connecting to the default CAD service port (TCP 1582) to start the RCA service and retrieve its dynamically assigned port. It then sends a specially crafted 'dicuGetIdentify' request with an overly long NodeName parameter to the RCA service, triggering a buffer overflow and allowing arbitrary code execution. The module supports custom Metasploit payloads, enabling the attacker to gain control of the target system. The code is written in Ruby and is structured as a standard Metasploit exploit module, with all logic contained in a single file.
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