PT-2012-4405 · Ca · Ca Arcserve Backup

Matteo Memelli · Published 2012-10-20 · Updated 2021-04-07 · CVE-2012-2972

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CA ARCserve Backup versions r12.5 through r16

Description The issue is related to the improper validation of RPC requests in the server and agent components, which can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in a service crash, via a crafted request.

Recommendations For CA ARCserve Backup versions r12.5 through r16, consider restricting access to the RPC service to minimize the risk of exploitation until a patch is available.

Fix

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2012-2972

Affected Products

Ca Arcserve Backup

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2972 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79477 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/86415 · Note
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119543/Security-Notice-For-CA-ARCserve-Backup.html · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/408099 · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/86 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51012 · Note
• https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=%7BF9EEA31E-8089-423E-B746-41B5C9DD2AC1%7D · Note