CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup up to 11.x Authentication memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup up to 11.x. This affects an unknown function of the component Authentication. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-5325. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup up to 11.x (Backup Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in (1) the Message Engine and (2) AScore.dll in CA BrightStor ARCServe BackUp v9.01 through R11.5, and Enterprise Backup r10.5, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 10/11/2007. The weakness was published 10/11/2007 by Dyon Balding with Tenable Network Security (Website). The advisory is shared at supportconnectw.ca.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-5325 since 10/10/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 26970 (CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (QO91094)), 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 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at supportconnectw.ca.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5144.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (37063), Tenable (26970), SecurityFocus (BID 26015†), OSVDB (57055†) and Secunia (SA27192†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3383, VDB-3384, VDB-39240 and VDB-39239. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 26970
Nessus Name: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (QO91094)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: supportconnectw.ca.com
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: supportconnectw.ca.com
Researcher: Dyon Balding
Organization: Tenable Network Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-5325 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5325
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3385

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X-Force: 37063 - Multiple CA BrightStor ARCserve backup products Message Engine and Ascore.dll buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 26015 - Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27192
OSVDB: 57055 - CA BrightStor ARCServe BackUp Message Engine Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1018805
Vulnerability Center: 16499 - CA BrightStor ARCServe BackUp v9.01-R11.5 and Enterprise Backup Remote Code Execution, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-3470

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/18/2007 09:49
Updated: 07/27/2019 12:33
Changes: 10/18/2007 09:49 (97), 07/27/2019 12:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:C79:103

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