APP: CA ARCserve Backup Discovery Service Denial of Service

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against CA ARCserve Backup. A successful attack can result in a denial-of-service condition.

Extended Description

Computer Associates ARCserve Backup is affected by a denial-of-service vulnerability because the application mishandles malformed user-supplied input. A remote attacker may exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service conditions. CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 is affected by this issue; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Affected Products

Computer_associates brightstor_arcserve_backup

References

BugTraq: 28927

CVE: CVE-2008-1979

Short Name
APP:CA:ARCSRV:DISCSRV-DOS
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
APP
Keywords
ARCserve Backup CA CVE-2008-1979 Denial Discovery Service bid:28927 of
Release Date
10/01/2010
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3336
Port
TCP/41523
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Computer_associates

CVSS Score

5.0

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