CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup up to 11.5 tapeeng.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup up to 11.5. This impacts an unknown function of the file tapeeng.exe. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-6076. Additionally, an exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup up to 11.5 (Backup Software). It has been rated as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the file tapeeng.exe. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) in CA (formerly Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to TCP port 6502.

The bug was discovered 11/21/2006. The weakness was released 11/24/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-6076 since 11/24/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/18/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Python. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24816 (CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Tape Engine and Portmapper Multiple Vulnerabilities (QO86255)), 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 4295.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (30453), Tenable (24816), SecurityFocus (BID 21221†), OSVDB (30637†) and Secunia (SA23060†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-35660, VDB-35659 and VDB-34880. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 24816
Nessus Name: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Tape Engine and Portmapper Multiple Vulnerabilities (QO86255)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/brightstor_arcserve_tape_reservegroup
Saint Name: BrightStor ARCserve Backup Tape Engine ReserveGroup buffer overflow

MetaSploit ID: tape_engine.rb
MetaSploit Name: CA BrightStor ARCserve Tape Engine Buffer Overflow
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-6076 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6076
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-33416

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X-Force: 30453
SecurityFocus: 21221 - Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup Tape Engine Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 23060 - CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 30637 - Computer Associates - BrightStor ARCserve Backup - Tape Engine - Remote Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1017268
Vulnerability Center: 14031 - BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5 Buffer overflow in the Tape Engine Remote Code Execution, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2006-4654

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

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 01/18/2025 12:48
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (88), 07/13/2019 17:29 (14), 01/18/2025 12:48 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:B49:103

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