APP: Computer Associates ARCserve Universal Agent Overflow

This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against CA BrightStor ARCserv Universal Agent service. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Extended Description

A remote buffer-overflow vulnerability affects BrightStor ARCserve and ARCserve Enterprise agent because the application fails to securely copy data from the network. A remote attacker may exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable computer, potentially facilitating unauthorized superuser access. A denial-of-service condition may arise as well. BrightStor ARCserve Backup v11 for Win32 platforms is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Affected Products

Computer_associates brightstor_arcserve_backup_for_windows_64_bit

Short Name
APP:CA:ARCSRV:UA-OF
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
APP
Keywords
ARCserve Agent Associates CVE-2005-1018 Computer Overflow Universal bid:13102
Release Date
07/08/2005
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
3724
Port
TCP/6050
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors

Computer_associates

CVSS Score

7.5

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