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CVE-2007-0449: Broadcom Business Protection Suite: Buffer overflow

CVE-2007-0449 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Broadcom Business Protection Suite, along with 3 other products 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

Multiple buffer overflows in LGSERVER.EXE in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.0 through r11.1 SP1, Mobile Backup r4.0, Desktop and Business Protection Suite r2, and Desktop Management Suite (DMS) r11.0 and r11.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets to TCP port (1) 1900 or (2) 2200.

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.

Underlying weakness

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary.

Affected products

Broadcom Business Protection Suite: 2.0
Broadcom Desktop Management Suite: 11.0; 11.1
Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops: 11.0; 11.1; 11.1 sp1
Broadcom Brightstor Mobile Backup: r4.0
Broadcom Desktop Protection Suite: 2.0