THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2008-2242
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2008-2242

Brightstor Arcserve Backup vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
14.7%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Broadcom
Affected product
Brightstor Arcserve Backup
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds
Published
2008-05-21

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 14.7% 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-2008-2242

  • 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-2008-2242.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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