CA Unicenter Tng 2.4 cam.exe stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in CA Unicenter Tng 2.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the file cam.exe. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2004-1812. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CA Unicenter Tng 2.4 and classified as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file cam.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Agent Common Services (1) cam.exe and (2) awservices.exe in Unicenter TNG 2.4 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 03/15/2004. The weakness was shared 12/31/2004 by Dave Aitel with Immunity (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2004-1812 since 05/04/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/06/2025).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 291 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38429 (CA (Computer Associates) Unicenter TNG Utilities Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4591.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (15472), SecurityFocus (BID 9863†), OSVDB (4246†), Secunia (SA11131†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-9754†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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03/12/2004 🔍
03/15/2004 +3 days 🔍
03/16/2004 +1 days 🔍
12/31/2004 +290 days 🔍
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05/04/2005 +124 days 🔍
11/27/2005 +207 days 🔍
03/09/2015 +3389 days 🔍
07/06/2025 +3772 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Dave Aitel
Organization: Immunity
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2004-1812 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-1812
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-22919
X-Force: 15472
SecurityFocus: 9863 - Computer Associates Unicenter TNG Utilities Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 11131 - CA Unicenter Agent Common Services Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 4246 - Computer Associates - Unicenter TNG - Utilities - Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Issues
Vulnerability Center: 9754 - Computer Associates Unicenter TNG Buffer Overflows via cam.exe \x26 awservices.exe, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/09/2015 15:52
Updated: 07/06/2025 14:07
Changes: 03/09/2015 15:52 (63), 06/11/2019 18:49 (7), 07/06/2025 14:07 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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