CVE-2008-2158
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMultiple stack-based buffer overflows in the Command Line Interface process in the Server Agent in EMC AlphaStor 3.1 SP1 for Windows allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted TCP packets to port 41025.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceStack-based buffer overflow in EMC AlphaStor 3.1 SP1 Server Agent's Command Line Interface process. The vulnerability exists in the TCP packet handler on port 41025, where insufficient input validation allows remote attackers to overflow the stack and execute arbitrary code.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.1_sp1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify AlphaStor installationCheck if EMC AlphaStor is installed on the system by looking for the installation directory (commonly under C:\Program Files\EMC\AlphaStor or /opt/emc/alphastor), or search for alphastor-related processes running on the host.Affected if AlphaStor 3.1 SP1 is installed and running on the system.
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Confirm installed versionLocate the AlphaStor version information, typically found in the product's about dialog, installer logs, or version file within the installation directory. Compare the exact version to 3.1_sp1.Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.1_sp1.
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Check if port 41025 is listeningUse a network scanning tool or command (such as netstat -an, nmap, or PowerShell Get-NetTCPConnection) to determine if TCP port 41025 is open and listening on any network interface.Affected if Port 41025 is open and accepting connections on a network interface.
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Verify CLI process is enabledConfirm that the AlphaStor Server Agent Command Line Interface process is running. This process handles the TCP packets on port 41025. Check for the alphastor agent or cli-related process in running services or task list.Affected if The AlphaStor CLI process is running and port 41025 is exposed to the network.
If AlphaStor version 3.1_sp1 is installed with the CLI process running and port 41025 exposed to the network, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch for CVE-2008-2158; if unavailable, block port 41025 at network perimeter and consider upgrading to a supported version of AlphaStor or implementing compensating controls such as network segmentation.
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