CVE-2005-0581
Multiple buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) License Client and Server 0.1.0.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…
- 4.6MediumCVSS base score
- 46.3%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 7Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) License Client and Server 0.1.0.15 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) certain long fields in the Checksum item in a GCR request, (2) a long IP address, hostname, or netmask values in a GCR request, (3) a long last parameter in a GETCONFIG packet, or (4) long values in a request with an invalid format.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 3 Metasploit modules and 4 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits7
Metasploit modules3 modules
- CA BrightStor ARCserve License Service GCR NETWORK Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/brightstor/license_gcrRank averagedisclosed 2 Mar 2005
- Computer Associates License Client GETCONFIG Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/license/calicclnt_getconfigRank averagedisclosed 2 Mar 2005
- Computer Associates License Server GETCONFIG Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/windows/license/calicserv_getconfigRank normaldisclosed 2 Mar 2005
Exploit-DB4 entries
- CA BrightStor ARCserve License Service - 'GCR NETWORK' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16414remote, windowspublished 3 Nov 2010Verified
- Computer Associates License Client - GETCONFIG Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16744remote, windowspublished 20 Sept 2010Verified
- Computer Associates License Server - GETCONFIG Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 16745remote, windowspublished 20 Sept 2010Verified
- CA License Server - 'GETCONFIG' Remote Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 859remote, windowspublished 6 Mar 2005Verified
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 46.3% · top 1.2% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
6
- 20050302 License Patches Are Now Available To Address Buffer Overflows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20050302 Computer Associates License Client and Server Invalid Command Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 20050302 Computer Associates License Client/Server GCR Checksum Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- 20050302 Computer Associates License Client/Server GETCONFIG Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/security_notice.asp (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20050302 Computer Associates License Client/Server GCR Network Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-0582 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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