CVE-2006-5172
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface in Mediasvr.exe in Computer Associates (CA) Brightstor ARCserve Backup 9.01 through 11.5,…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 15.1%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.2% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface in Mediasvr.exe in Computer Associates (CA) Brightstor ARCserve Backup 9.01 through 11.5, Enterprise Backup 10.5, and CA Protection Suites r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SUNRPC packets, aka the "Mediasvr.exe String Handling Overflow," a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5171.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 18 years later
· 18 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 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.1% · top 3.2% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References9
- http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/babimpsec-notice.asp (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1017506 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20070111 [CAID 34955, 34956, 34957, 34958, 34959, 34817]: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Multiple Overflow Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 22016 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- backup-product-string-overflow(29344) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2007-0154 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20070111 Computer Associates Brightstor ARCserve Mediasvr.exe String Handling Overflow (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_ISSx_transferred
- 23648 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 31320 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_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-2006-5157 (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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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-5172)Record last updated .