Computer Associates ARCserve Backup Discovery Service Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

BID:28927

Info

Computer Associates ARCserve Backup Discovery Service Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 28927
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2008-1979
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Apr 24 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 18 2008 09:41PM
Credit: Luigi Auriemma
Vulnerable: Computer Associates Server Protection Suite r2 SP1
Computer Associates Server Protection Suite r2
Computer Associates Protection Suites r2 0
Computer Associates BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.1
Computer Associates BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.5.SP3
Computer Associates BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.5.SP2
Computer Associates BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.5.SP1
Computer Associates BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.5
Computer Associates ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454 .0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Computer Associates ARCserve Backup Discovery Service Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Computer Associates ARCserve Backup is affected by a denial-of-service vulnerability because the application mishandles malformed user-supplied input.

A remote attacker may exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions.

CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 is affected by this issue; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Computer Associates ARCserve Backup Discovery Service Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

Computer Associates ARCserve Backup Discovery Service Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor has released an advisory. Please see the references for more information.

References

Computer Associates ARCserve Backup Discovery Service Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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