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CVE-2008-2242
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…
High7.5EPSS 14.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 5 days later
· 5 days later
Published
- 16 years later
· 16 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 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 14.7% · top 3.3% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-026/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 29283 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 30300 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=176798 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20080519 ZDI-08-026: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Remote Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1573 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1020044 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- ca-arcservebackup-xdrrwsstring-bo(42527) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20080519 CA ARCserve Backup caloggerd and xdr Functions Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_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-2008-2239 (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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