CA eTrust Intrusion Detection 1.4.1.13/1.4.5 ActiveX Control caller.dll Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as very critical has been discovered in CA eTrust Intrusion Detection. Affected is an unknown function in the library caller.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2007-3302. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CA eTrust Intrusion Detection. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown functionality in the library caller.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The CallCode ActiveX control in caller.dll 3.0 before 20070713, and 3.0 SP1 before 3.0.5.81, in CA (formerly Computer Associates) eTrust Intrusion Detection allows remote attackers to load arbitrary DLLs on a client system, and execute code from these DLLs, via unspecified "scriptable functions."

The bug was discovered 07/24/2007. The weakness was shared 07/25/2007 by Sebastian Apelt (Website). The advisory is shared for download at labs.idefense.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-3302 since 06/20/2007. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/08/2025).

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 115602 (CA (Computer Associates) eTrust Intrusion Detection Caller.DLL Remote Code Execution Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 3.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5533.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35565), SecurityFocus (BID 25050†), OSVDB (37698†), Secunia (SA26134†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018447†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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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_etrust_id_callcode
Saint Name: CA eTrust Intrusion Detection CallCode ActiveX vulnerability

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: eTrust Intrusion Detection 3.0
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Timelineinfo

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06/08/2025 +3737 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: labs.idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Sebastian Apelt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3302 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3302
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38004
X-Force: 35565
SecurityFocus: 25050 - Computer Associates ETrust Intrusion Detection Caller.DLL Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 26134
OSVDB: 37698 - Computer Associates - ETrust Intrusion Detection - Caller.DLL - Remote Code Execution Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018447
Vulnerability Center: 15802 - CA eTrust Intrusion Detection 3.0 Caller.dll ActiveX Control Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2640

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 06/08/2025 01:59
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (75), 07/23/2019 15:57 (3), 06/08/2025 01:59 (19)
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