CA ARCserve Backup r12/r15/r16 Network Service input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in CA ARCserve Backup r12/r15/r16. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Network Service. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-1662. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in CA ARCserve Backup r12/r15/r16 (Backup Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Network Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

CA ARCserve Backup r12.0 through SP2, r12.5 before SP2, r15 through SP1, and r16 before SP1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service shutdown) via a crafted network request.

The weakness was disclosed 03/20/2012 by Kevin J. Kotas with CA Technologies as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-1662 since 03/13/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58607 (CA ARCserve Backup Network Service Network Request Parsing Remote DoS), 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 r.

Applying the patch r12.5 SP2 / r16 SP1 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 (74175), Tenable (58607), SecurityFocus (BID 52655†), OSVDB (80212†) and Secunia (SA48459†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 58607
Nessus Name: CA ARCserve Backup Network Service Network Request Parsing Remote DoS
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: r12.5 SP2 / r16 SP1

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ca.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Kevin J. Kotas
Organization: CA Technologies
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1662 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1662
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4867
X-Force: 74175
SecurityFocus: 52655 - Computer Associates ARCserve Backup CVE-2012-1662 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 48459 - CA ARCserve Backup Denial of Service Vulnerability, Less Critical
OSVDB: 80212
SecurityTracker: 1026832 - CA ARCserve Backup Network Request Validation Flaw Lets Remote Users Disable Network Services
Vulnerability Center: 34886 - CA ARCserve Backup on Windows Remote Denial of Service via a Crafted Network Request, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2012 12:27
Updated: 03/22/2021 08:39
Changes: 03/21/2012 12:27 (73), 04/11/2017 10:44 (10), 03/22/2021 08:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:311:103

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