ca BrightStor ARCserve Backup up to 11.1 stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ca BrightStor ARCserve Backup up to 11.1. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-0260. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ca BrightStor ARCserve Backup up to 11.1 (Backup Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Discovery Service for BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long packet to UDP port 41524, which is not properly handled in a recvfrom call.

The bug was discovered 02/08/2005. The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2005 by Patrik Karlsson (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at idefense.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-0260 since 02/10/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/05/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Perl Module. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 83 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 118983 (CA (Computer Associates) BrightStor ArcServe Discovery Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

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 3481.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19251), SecurityFocus (BID 12491†), OSVDB (13613†), Secunia (SA14183†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1013138†). 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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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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MetaSploit ID: discovery_udp.rb
MetaSploit Name: CA BrightStor Discovery Service Stack Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Patrik Karlsson
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-0260 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0260
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24367
X-Force: 19251
SecurityFocus: 12491 - BrightStor ARCserve/Enterprise Backup UDP Probe Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 14183
OSVDB: 13613 - CVE-2005-0260 - BrightStor - ARCserve Backup - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1013138
Vulnerability Center: 7271 - Buffer Overflow in BrightStor ARCserver Backup via Long UDP Packets to Discovery Port, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/05/2025 16:24
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (67), 06/06/2019 07:46 (15), 06/26/2024 11:34 (16), 07/05/2025 16:24 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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