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CVE-2007-2139: Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup: Buffer overflow

CVE-2007-2139 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and affects Broadcom Brightstor 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

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the SUN RPC service in CA (formerly Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Media Server, as used in BrightStor ARCserve Backup 9.01 through 11.5 SP2, BrightStor Enterprise Backup 10.5, Server Protection Suite 2, and Business Protection Suite 2, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed RPC strings, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5171, CVE-2006-5172, and CVE-2007-1785.

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: 9.01; 11.1; 11.5 sp2
  • Broadcom Business Protection Suite: 2.0
  • Broadcom Server Protection Suite: 2
  • Ca Brightstor Arcserve Backup: 11
  • Ca Business Protection Suite: 2.0

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