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CVE-2006-6076: Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup: Buffer overflow

CVE-2006-6076 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup, along with 1 other product in NVD’s configuration data. 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

Buffer overflow in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) in CA (formerly Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to TCP port 6502.

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 Brightstor Arcserve Backup: up to and including 11.5; 11.1; 11.5 sp1
  • Ca Brightstor Arcserve Backup: 11; 11.1
  • Ca Brightstor Arcserve Backup Agent: 11.0; 11.1

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