01 Record
CVE-2008-2242
Multiple buffer overflows in xdr functions in the server in CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by a stack-based buffer
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Multiple buffer overflows in xdr functions in the server in CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by a stack-based buffer
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 14.71% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-05-21 10:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 08:58Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-05-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6d4a3c37614060ea602d5e943e9ded3dc8c88e34c437d5a4bfbdf330d99edafb
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.zerodayinitiative.comhttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-026/
- www.securityfocus.com29283http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29283
- secunia.com30300http://secunia.com/advisories/30300
- support.ca.comhttps://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=176798
- www.securityfocus.com20080519 ZDI-08-026: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Remote Buffer Overflowhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492291/100/0/threaded
- www.vupen.comADV-2008-1573http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1573/references
- www.securitytracker.com1020044http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020044
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comca-arcservebackup-xdrrwsstring-bo(42527)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42527
- www.securityfocus.com20080519 CA ARCserve Backup caloggerd and xdr Functions Vulnerabilitieshttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492274/100/0/threaded