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CVE-2001-0960: Broadcom Arcserve Backup: Privilege escalation
CVE-2001-0960 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and NVD lists 3 affected products, including Broadcom Arcserve Backup. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication. The scored impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability is the highest available.
Vulnerability description
Computer Associates ARCserve for NT 6.61 SP2a and ARCserve 2000 7.0 stores the backup agent user name and password in cleartext in the aremote.dmp file in the ARCSERVE$ hidden share, which allows local and remote attackers to gain privileges.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v2.0 10.0: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network.
- Access complexity: Low. No special conditions are required.
- Authentication: None. No authentication is needed.
- Confidentiality impact: Complete. Total information disclosure.
- Integrity impact: Complete. Total loss of integrity.
- Availability impact: Complete. Total shutdown of the component.
Affected products
- Broadcom Arcserve Backup: 6.61 sp2a
- Broadcom Arcserve Backup 2000: all versions listed by NVD
- Ca Arcserve Backup 2000: all versions listed by NVD