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CVE-2008-5982· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Format string vulnerability in BMC PATROL Agent before 3.7.30 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers

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.

CriticalCVSS 10.0 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Jan 27, 2009
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
7.8% · 94th percentile
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Action score

42

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
40 / 40 · 10.0 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 7.8%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
bmcpatrol agent

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • bmc patrol agentup to 3.7 inclusive
  • bmc patrol agent3.2
  • bmc patrol agent3.2.3
  • bmc patrol agent3.2.5
  • bmc patrol agent3.2.7
  • bmc patrol agent3.3.00
  • bmc patrol agent3.4.00
  • bmc patrol agent3.4.11

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-8352By default, BMC PATROL Agent through 11.3.01 uses a static encryption key for encrypting/decrypting user credentials sent over the network t
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  • CVE-1999-0801BMC Patrol allows remote attackers to gain access to an agent by spoofing frames.
    41Plan
  • CVE-1999-0443Patrol management software allows a remote attacker to conduct a replay attack to steal the administrator password.
    41Plan
  • CVE-2023-34257An issue was discovered in BMC Patrol through 23.1.00.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2018-20735An issue was discovered in BMC PATROL Agent through 11.3.01.
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2020-35593BMC PATROL Agent through 20.08.00 allows local privilege escalation via vectors involving pconfig +RESTART -host.
    31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-134 · Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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