CVE-2006-6917

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Summary

CVECVE-2006-6917
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionMultiple buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5 Server before SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) via a crafted RPC request with (1) opnum 38, which is not properly handled in TAPEUTIL.dll 11.5.3884.0, or (2) opnum 37, which is not properly handled in TAPEENG.dll 11.5.3884.0.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup Server 11.5 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CA BrightStor ARCserve (tapeeng.exe) Remote Buffer Overflow Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup tapeeng.exe arbitrary code execution vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www3.ca.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Multiple Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www3.ca.com
SupportConnect - CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Tape Engine Exploit Security Notice af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 supportconnectw.ca.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.lssec.com/advisories/LS-20060908.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.lssec.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.lssec.com/advisories/LS-20061001.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.lssec.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
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