CVE-2008-1786

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-1786
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-04-16 17:05:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe DSM gui_cm_ctrls ActiveX control (gui_cm_ctrls.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCServe Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.5, Desktop Management Suite r11.1 through r11.2 C2; Unicenter r11.1 through r11.2 C2; and Desktop and Server Management r11.1 through r11.2 C2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted function arguments.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Computer Associates Arcserve Backup Laptops And Desktops r11.5 All All All
Application Computer Associates Desktop And Server Management r11.1 All All All
Application Computer Associates Desktop And Server Management r11.2 All All All
Application Computer Associates Desktop And Server Management r11.2a All All All
Application Computer Associates Desktop And Server Management r11.2c1 All All All
Application Computer Associates Desktop And Server Management r11.2c2 All All All
Application Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite r11.2 All All All
Application Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite r11.2a All All All
Application Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite r11.2c1 All All All
Application Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite r11.2c2 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Asset Management r11.1 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Asset Management r11.2 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Asset Management r11.2a All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Asset Management r11.2c1 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Asset Management r11.2c2 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.1 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.2 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.2a All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.2c1 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle r11.2c2 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Remote Control r11.1 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Remote Control r11.2 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Remote Control r11.2a All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Remote Control r11.2c1 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Remote Control r11.2c2 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Software Delivery r11.1 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Software Delivery r11.2 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Software Delivery r11.2a All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Software Delivery r11.2c1 All All All
Application Computer Associates Unicenter Software Delivery r11.2c2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
CA Products DSM gui_cm_ctrls ActiveX Control Code Execution - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SAP Enterprise Portal 6.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.ca.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CA ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops Bug in gui_cm_ctrls ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CA DSM gui_cm_ctrls ActiveX Control Vulnerability - CA Security Response Blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 community.ca.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
VU#684883 - CA Unicenter DSM ITRM Legends ActiveX integer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Computer Associates DSM 'gui_cm_ctrls.ocx' ActiveX Control Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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