CVE-2008-1979 The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large integer value used in an increment...
MediumCVSS 5.0
EPSS 3.6%
PoC
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Proof-of-concept only
Description
The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large integer value used in an increment to TCP port 41523, which triggers a buffer over-read.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| broadcom brightstor arcserve backup | <= 12.0.5454.0 | No fix listed |
References
- aluigi.altervista.org exploit
- 29855 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 20080618 CA ARCserve Backup Discovery Service Denial of Service Vulnerability mailing-list
- 28927 vdb-entry
- 1020324 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-1354 vdb-entry vendor-advisory
- ca-arcservebackup-casdscvc-dos(41869) vdb-entry