CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise up to R8 arclib.dll Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise and classified as very critical. The impacted element is an unknown function in the library arclib.dll. Performing a manipulation results in Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2009-0042. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise (Anti-Malware Software). This affects an unknown part in the library arclib.dll. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Arclib library (arclib.dll) before 7.3.0.15 in the CA Anti-Virus engine for CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise 7.1, r8, and r8.1; Anti-Virus 2007 v8 and 2008; Internet Security Suite 2007 v3 and 2008; and other CA products allow remote attackers to bypass virus detection via a malformed archive file.

The bug was discovered 01/26/2009. The weakness was shared 01/27/2009 by Thierry Zoller with n.runs AG (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0042 since 01/07/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/22/2025).

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 vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35473 (CA Antivirus Engine Multiple Scan Evasion), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116160 (CA (Computer Associates) Antivirus Engine "arclib.dll" Multiple Scan Evasion Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version R8 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48261), Tenable (35473), SecurityFocus (BID 33464†), OSVDB (53604†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1021639†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
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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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Nessus ID: 35473
Nessus Name: CA Antivirus Engine Multiple Scan Evasion
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OpenVAS ID: 63305
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu USN-710-1 (xine-lib)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Anti-Virus for the Enterprise R8

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01/07/2009 🔍
01/26/2009 +19 days 🔍
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01/27/2009 +1 days 🔍
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02/02/2009 +5 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2234 days 🔍
05/22/2025 +3719 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Thierry Zoller
Organization: n.runs AG
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0042 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46119
X-Force: 48261
SecurityFocus: 33464 - Computer Associates Anti-Virus Engine 'arclib.dll' Multiple Scan Evasion Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 53604 - Computer Associates - Anti-Virus Engine - 'arclib.dll' Multiple Scan Evasion Issues
SecurityTracker: 1021639
Vulnerability Center: 20688 - CA Anti-Virus Engine Remote Virus Detection Bypass Vulnerability via a Malformed Archive File, Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-0270

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/22/2025 20:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (77), 08/26/2019 11:29 (3), 05/22/2025 20:34 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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