CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup up to 11.1 Backup Agent memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup up to 11.1 (Backup Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Backup Agent. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Backup Agent for Microsoft SQL Server in BrightStor ARCserve Backup Agent for SQL Server 11.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string sent to port (1) 6070 or (2) 6050.

The bug was discovered 04/25/2005. The weakness was shared 08/03/2005 by anonymer Benutzer with iDEFENSE (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at idefense.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1272 since 04/26/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in Perl Module and been published 2 days after the advisory. The exploit is available at metasploit.org. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 100 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19387 (CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Agent for Windows Long String Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at securityfocus.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 11683. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 3683.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21656), Exploit-DB (1130), Tenable (19387), SecurityFocus (BID 14453†) and OSVDB (18501†). www3.ca.com is providing further details.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 19387
Nessus Name: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Agent for Windows Long String Overflow
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Saint ID: exploit_info/brightstor_arcserve_mssql_agent
Saint Name: BrightStor ARCserve Backup agent for MS-SQL buffer overflow

MetaSploit ID: sql_agent.rb
MetaSploit Name: CA BrightStor Agent for Microsoft SQL Overflow
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Upgrade: BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.1
Patch: securityfocus.com

Snort ID: 11683
Snort Message: SPECIFIC-THREATS CA BrightStor Agent for Microsoft SQL overflow attempt
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: idefense.com
Researcher: anonymer Benutzer
Organization: iDEFENSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1272 (🔍)
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X-Force: 21656 - Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup and Enterprise Backup buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 14453 - Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 16316 - BrightStor ARCserve Backup Agents Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 18501 - CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Agent for Windows Long String Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1014611
Vulnerability Center: 8809 - ARCServe Brightstor Backup and Enterprise Backup Buffer Overflow and DoS, Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/08/2005 12:39 PM
Updated: 11/21/2024 10:59 PM
Changes: 08/08/2005 12:39 PM (104), 07/04/2019 07:48 AM (15), 11/21/2024 10:59 PM (16)
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