HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2007-1785

Brightstor Arcserve Backup vulnerability

CVSS
7.1
EPSS
15.4%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Broadcom
Affected product
Brightstor Arcserve Backup
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published
2007-03-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring single-factor authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 15.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2007-1785

  • Confirm whether Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2007-1785.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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