PT-2008-3738 · Ca · Ca Brightstor Arcserve Backup

Damian Put · Published 2008-05-21 · Updated 2021-04-07 · CVE-2008-2242

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup versions 11.0 through 11.5

Description: The issue is related to multiple buffer overflows in xdr functions within the server. This can be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. A specific example of exploitation is through a stack-based buffer overflow by providing a long parameter to the xdr rwsstring function.

Recommendations: For CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup versions 11.0 through 11.5, consider disabling the xdr rwsstring function as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the xdr functions in the server to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-2242

Affected Products

Ca Brightstor Arcserve Backup

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2242 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/29283 · Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42527 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020044 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30300 · Note
• https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=176798 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1573/references · Note
• http://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-026 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/492274/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/492291/100/0/threaded · Note