CA Desktop Management Suite up to r11.0 lgserver.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in CA Desktop Management Suite up to r11.0. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file lgserver.exe. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2007-0449. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in CA Desktop Management Suite up to r11.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file lgserver.exe. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple buffer overflows in LGSERVER.EXE in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.0 through r11.1 SP1, Mobile Backup r4.0, Desktop and Business Protection Suite r2, and Desktop Management Suite (DMS) r11.0 and r11.1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets to TCP port (1) 1900 or (2) 2200.

The bug was discovered 06/26/2006. The weakness was presented 01/23/2007 by Mark Litchfield with NGS Software as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-0449 since 01/23/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD (estimation calculated on 01/12/2025).

It is possible to download the exploit at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 211 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24240 (CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops & Desktops Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (QO83833)), 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. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 12078. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5103.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (31704), Exploit-DB (3211), Tenable (24240), SecurityFocus (BID 22342†) and OSVDB (31593†). See VDB-34792 and VDB-34791 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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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: 24240
Nessus Name: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops & Desktops Server Multiple Vulnerabilities (QO83833)
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Saint ID: exploit_info/brightstor_arcserve_lgserver
Saint Name: BrightStor ARCserve LGServer buffer overflow

MetaSploit ID: lgserver.rb
MetaSploit Name: CA BrightStor ARCserve for Laptops and Desktops LGServer Buffer Overflow
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Snort ID: 12078

Suricata ID: 2003369
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Mark Litchfield
Organization: NGS Software
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0449 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-0449
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34588
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X-Force: 31704
SecurityFocus: 22342 - Computer Associates BrightStor ARCServe BackUp LGServer Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 23897 - BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops & Desktops Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 31593 - CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Mobile Backup Service Multiple Remote Overflows
SecurityTracker: 1017548
Vulnerability Center: 14164 - Computer Associates Multiple Products Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-0314

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

Created: 03/13/2015 10:40
Updated: 01/12/2025 17:14
Changes: 03/13/2015 10:40 (96), 07/14/2019 09:43 (9), 01/12/2025 17:14 (16)
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