7.5
HIGH
CVE-2008-2242
CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup Buffer Overflows
Description

Multiple buffer overflows in xdr functions in the server in CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by a stack-based buffer overflow via a long parameter to the xdr_rwsstring function.

INFO

Published Date :

May 21, 2008, 1:24 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 7, 2021, 6:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-2242 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 Broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup
1 Ca brightstor_arcserve_backup

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-2242 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Apr. 07, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/492274/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/492291/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492291/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492274/100/0/threaded [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/42527 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42527 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 21, 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.
Exploit Prediction

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

91.45 }} -1.29%

score

0.98612

percentile

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