CA Threat Manager up to 7 alert.exe stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in CA Threat Manager up to 7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file alert.exe. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3825. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CA Threat Manager up to 7. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file alert.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 the RPC implementation in alert.exe before 8.0.255.0 in CA (formerly Computer Associates) Alert Notification Server, as used in Threat Manager for the Enterprise, Protection Suites, certain BrightStor ARCserve products, and BrightStor Enterprise Backup, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending certain data to unspecified RPC procedures.

The bug was discovered 07/17/2007. The weakness was disclosed 07/18/2007 by iDefense Labs with Computer Associates (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at supportconnectw.ca.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3825 since 07/17/2007. 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.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 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 38586 (CA (Computer Associates) Alert Notification Server Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 8 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8941.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35467), SecurityFocus (BID 24947†), OSVDB (36096†), Secunia (SA26088†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018402†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Saint ID: exploit_info/ca_alert_server
Saint Name: Computer Associates Alert Notification Server buffer overflow

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: supportconnectw.ca.com
Researcher: iDefense Labs
Organization: Computer Associates
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3825 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37907
X-Force: 35467
SecurityFocus: 24947 - Computer Associates Alert Notification Server Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26088
OSVDB: 36096 - Computer Associates - Alert Notification Server - Multiple Buffer Overflow Issues
SecurityTracker: 1018402
Vulnerability Center: 15689 - Multiple Computer Associates Products Buffer Overflows Allows Code Execution with System Privileges, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2007-2559

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 06/07/2025 20:23
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (78), 07/22/2019 15:05 (3), 06/07/2025 20:23 (17)
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