CVE-2008-5419

Stack-based buffer overflow in SAN Manager Master Agent service (aka msragent.exe) in EMC Control Center 5.2 SP5 and 6.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple SST_CTGTRANS requests.

Published: 2008-12-10 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-5419 is rated High Risk (67.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.73%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-5419

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 19.70% 7.73% -11.97%
2 2026-01-30 24.24% 19.70% -4.54%
3 2025-03-30 24.24%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-5419

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-5419

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-5419

Solution: http://secunia.com/advisories/32801 Apply Patches: EMC ControlCenter v 5.x: Update to version 5.2 SP5 Patch 4433. EMC ControlCenter v 6.x: Update to version 6.0 Patch 4434.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-5419

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
emc control_center 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:emc:control_center:5.2:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:*
emc control_center 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:emc:control_center:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-5419

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