CVE-2007-1785
The RPC service in mediasvr.exe in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5 SP2 build 4237 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via…
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- mitre
Description
The RPC service in mediasvr.exe in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5 SP2 build 4237 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted xdr_handle_t data in RPC packets, which is used in calculating an address for a function call, as demonstrated using the 191 (0xbf) RPC request.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
Exploit-DB1 entry
- CA BrightStor Backup 11.5.2.0 - 'Mediasvr.exe' Remote Code (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 3604remote, windowspublished 29 Mar 2007Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 17 years later
· 17 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 | High7.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 15.5% · top 3.2% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (13)
- 1017830 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://www.shirkdog.us/shk-004.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20070329 CA Brightstor Backup Mediasvr.exe Remote Code Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/babmedser-secnotice.asp (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.shirkdog.us/camediasvrremote.py (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- brightstor-mediasvr-bo(33316) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 24682 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- VU#151305 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 23209 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 2509 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20070331 CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Mediasvr.exe vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20070330 CA Brightstor Backup Mediasvr.exe Remote Code Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2007-1161 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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-2007-1779 (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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