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CVE-2007-3216: Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops: Buffer overflow

CVE-2007-3216 has a CVSS v2 base score of 10.0 (the maximum on that scale) and NVD lists Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops as the affected product. 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 the LGServer component of CA (Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments to the (1) rxsAddNewUser, (2) rxsSetUserInfo, (3) rxsRenameUser, (4) rxsSetMessageLogSettings, (5) rxsExportData, (6) rxsSetServerOptions, (7) rxsRenameFile, (8) rxsACIManageSend, (9) rxsExportUser, (10) rxsImportUser, (11) rxsMoveUserData, (12) rxsUseLicenseIni, (13) rxsLicGetSiteId, (14) rxsGetLogFileNames, (15) rxsGetBackupLog, (16) rxsBackupComplete, (17) rxsSetDataProtectionSecurityData, (18) rxsSetDefaultConfigName, (19) rxsGetMessageLogSettings, (20) rxsHWDiskGetTotal, (21) rxsHWDiskGetFree, (22) rxsGetSubDirs, (23) rxsGetServerDBPathName, (24) rxsSetServerOptions, (25) rxsDeleteFile, (26) rxsACIManageSend, (27) rxcReadBackupSetList, (28) rxcWriteConfigInfo, (29) rxcSetAssetManagement, (30) rxcWriteFileListForRestore, (31) rxcReadSaveSetProfile, (32) rxcInitSaveSetProfile, (33) rxcAddSaveSetNextAppList, (34) rxcAddSaveSetNextFilesPathList, (35) rxcAddNextBackupSetIncWildCard, (36) rxcGetRevisions, (37) rxrAddMovedUser, (38) rxrSetClientVersion, or (39) rxsSetDataGrowthScheduleAndFilter commands.

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 Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops: 11.1

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