CVE-2008-5177
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DtbClsLogin function in Yosemite Backup 8.7 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code on a…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 16.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 2.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the DtbClsLogin function in Yosemite Backup 8.7 allows remote attackers to (1) execute arbitrary code on a Linux platform, related to libytlindtb.so; or (2) cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code on a Windows platform, related to ytwindtb.dll; via a long username field during authentication.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Yosemite Backup 8.70 - 'DtbClsLogin()' Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 32578remote, windowspublished 11 Nov 2008Verified
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Published
- 16 years later
· 16 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.9% · top 2.9% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
7
- 32246 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 32262 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 49743 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 49744 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- yosemitebackup-dtbclslogin-bo(46515) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.insight-tech.org/xploits/yosemiteStackOverflowExploit.zip (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.insight-tech.org/index.php?p=Yosemite-backup-8-7-DtbClsLogin-Buffer-Overflow-Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2008-5155 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2008-5177)Record last updated .