CA ARCserve Backup up to R12.0 on Windows memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in CA ARCserve Backup up to R12.0 on Windows. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-5415. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in CA ARCserve Backup up to R12.0 on Windows (Backup Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown function. 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:

The LDBserver service in the server in CA ARCserve Backup 11.1 through 12.0 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a handle_t argument to an RPC endpoint in which the argument refers to an incompatible procedure.

The bug was discovered 12/10/2008. The weakness was presented 12/10/2008 by Dyon Balding with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared for download at support.ca.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-5415 since 12/09/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 07/31/2019).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69513 (Computer Associates ARCserve Backup LDBserver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability), 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 l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47227), Tenable (69513), SecurityFocus (BID 32764†), OSVDB (50683†) and Secunia (SA27299†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 69513
Nessus Name: Computer Associates ARCserve Backup LDBserver Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: support.ca.com
Researcher: Dyon Balding
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-5415 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-5415
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-45388

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X-Force: 47227
SecurityFocus: 32764 - Computer Associates ARCserve Backup 'LDBServer' Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 27299
OSVDB: 50683 - CA ARCserve Backup on Windows LDBserver Service Client Data Verification Weakness
Vulnerability Center: 20483 - CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup and Business Protection Suite LDBserver Remote Code Execution, High
Vupen: ADV-2008-3404

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 07/31/2019 16:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (68), 07/31/2019 16:55 (11)
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