CVE-2009-3853

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the client acceptor daemon (CAD) scheduler in the client in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) 5.3 before 5.3.6.7, 5.4 before 5.4.3, 5.5 before 5.5.2.2, and 6.1 before 6.1.0.2, and TSM Express 5.3.3.0 through 5.3.6.6, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data in a TCP packet.

Published: 2009-11-04 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-3853 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 36.72%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-3853

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
16421 exploit_db edb 2010-05-09 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3853

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 73.93% 36.72% -37.21%
2 2025-03-30 82.20% 73.93% -8.27%
3 2025-03-29 — 82.20% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-3853

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-3853

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-3853

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.2.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.3:*:express:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.4:*:express:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.5:*:express:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.6:*:express:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.3.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.3.6.6:*:express:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 5.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm tivoli_storage_manager 6.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:tivoli_storage_manager:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-3853

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