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CVE-2008-2709

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.33%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-06-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-2709
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.7
EPSS
0.33%

Original NVD Description

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.