ca Brightstor Arcserve Backup up to 12.0.5454.0 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in ca Brightstor Arcserve Backup up to 12.0.5454.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1979. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ca Brightstor Arcserve Backup up to 12.0.5454.0 (Backup Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large integer value used in an increment to TCP port 41523, which triggers a buffer over-read.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2008. The weakness was disclosed 04/27/2008 by Luigi Auriemma (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-1979 since 04/27/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 10 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120233 (CA ARCserve Discovery Service Denial of Service Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8796.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41869), Exploit-DB (31707), SecurityFocus (BID 28927†), OSVDB (44562†) and Secunia (SA29855†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Luigi Auriemma
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1979 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1979
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42152
X-Force: 41869
SecurityFocus: 28927 - Computer Associates ARCserve Backup Discovery Service Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 29855
OSVDB: 44562 - CVE-2008-1979 - Computer Associates - ARCserve Backup - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1020324
Vulnerability Center: 18778 - CA ARCserve Backup <= 12.0.5454.0 Discovery Service Remote DoS via Packet to TCP Port 41523, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-1354

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 12/28/2025 13:57
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (67), 08/13/2019 06:32 (10), 05/31/2025 19:13 (18), 12/28/2025 13:57 (1)
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