9.3
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2008-1472
CA BrightStor ListCtrl ActiveX Control Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ListCtrl ActiveX Control (ListCtrl.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5, Desktop Management Suite r11.1 through r11.2, and Unicenter products r11.1 through r11.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a long argument to the AddColumn method.

INFO

Published Date :

March 24, 2008, 10:44 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 9, 2025, 12:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-1472 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Unicenter asset_management
2 Unicenter desktop_management_bundle
3 Unicenter remote_control
4 Unicenter software_delivery
1 Computer_associates brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops
2 Computer_associates desktop_management_suite
3 Computer_associates unicenter_dsm_r11_list_control_atx
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 7
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-1472.

URL Resource
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/3/28.aspx
http://secunia.com/advisories/29408 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489893/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490263/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28268 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019617
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0902/references Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41225
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5264
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/3/28.aspx
http://secunia.com/advisories/29408 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489893/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490263/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28268 Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019617
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0902/references Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41225
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5264
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-1472 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-1472 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2008-1472 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-1472 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/3/28.aspx
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29408
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489893/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490263/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28268
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019617
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0902/references
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41225
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5264
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/490263/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/489893/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490263/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489893/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 29, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/5264 [Exploit]
    Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5264 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/41225 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41225 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

75.85 }} -0.42%

score

0.98844

percentile