01 Record
CVE-2012-2971
The server in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows does not properly process RPC requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: certcc
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The server in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows does not properly process RPC requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a
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
- 4.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.2% 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
- 2012-10-20 10:00Z14 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 19:50Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-05-30
- Assigning CNA
- certcc
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e68b2139084aea1888ce2ffd55575edfb39d1b55da3fb1d6314ff0f0257f4a95
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- seclists.org20130114 Updated - CA20121018-01: Security Notice for CA ARCserve Backuphttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/86
- osvdb.org86416http://osvdb.org/86416
- secunia.com51012http://secunia.com/advisories/51012
- support.ca.comhttps://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=%7BF9EEA31E-8089-423E-B746-41B5C9DD2AC1%7D
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119543/Security-Notice-For-CA-ARCserve-Backup.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comarcserve-backup-rpc-code-exec(79476)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79476