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A vulnerability was found in CA Protection Suites (version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Command Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple command handlers in CA (Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.0 through r11.5 do not verify if a peer is authenticated, which allows remote attackers to add and delete users, and start client restores.
The bug was discovered 09/21/2007. The weakness was shared 10/01/2007 by eEye Digital Security with eEye Digital Security (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ca.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-5006 since 09/20/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69317 (CA ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops Server and CA Desktop Management Suite Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities), 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 l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370648 (CA ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops Server Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5676.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36732) and Tenable (69317). The entries 3112, 39038, 39037 and 39036 are related to this item.
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Class: Improper authenticationCWE: CWE-287
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 69317
Nessus Name: CA ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops Server and CA Desktop Management Suite Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
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Sources
Vendor: ca.comAdvisory: ca.com
Researcher: eEye Digital Security
Organization: eEye Digital Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5006 (🔍)
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X-Force: 36732
SecurityTracker: 1018728
Vulnerability Center: 16992 - CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops Authentication Error Allows Code Execution, Critical
SecurityFocus: 24348 - Computer Associates ARCserve Backup Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25606 - CA ARCserve Backup for Laptops & Desktops Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 41351 - CA Brightstor ARCserve Backup credentials code execution
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 12:18Updated: 08/01/2019 09:10
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (89), 08/01/2019 09:10 (5)
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