Multiple buffer overflows in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5 SP1 and earlier, r11.1, and 9.01; BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Windows r1
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Plan (action score 54/100)
- A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 79.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.6% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Add it to your regular patch cycle. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Multiple buffer overflows in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5 SP1 and earlier, r11.1, and 9.01; BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Windows r11; BrightStor Enterprise Backup 10.5; Server Protection Suite r2; and Business Protection Suite r2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted data on TCP port 6071 to the Backup Agent RPC Server (DBASVR.exe) using the RPC routines with opcode (1) 0x01, (2) 0x02, or (3) 0x18; invalid stub data on TCP port 6503 to the RPC routines with opcode (4) 0x2b or (5) 0x2d in ASCORE.dll in the Message Engine RPC Server (msgeng.exe); (6) a long hostname on TCP port 41523 to ASBRDCST.DLL in the Discovery Service (casdscsvc.exe); or unspecified vectors related to the (7) Job Engine Service.
- Published
- Oct 10, 2006
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 79.5% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
Report tools
Action score
54
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 24 / 30 · 79.5%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ca | brightstor arcserve backup | cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup |
| broadcom | brightstor arcserve backup | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup |
| broadcom | brightstor enterprise backup | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_enterprise_backup |
| broadcom | business protection suite | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:business_protection_suite |
| broadcom | server protection suite | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:server_protection_suite |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- broadcom brightstor arcserve backupup to 11.5 inclusive
- broadcom brightstor arcserve backup11.1
- broadcom brightstor arcserve backup9.01
- broadcom brightstor enterprise backup10.5
- broadcom business protection suite2.0
- broadcom server protection suite2
- ca brightstor arcserve backup11
Same product
ca: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2006-6076Buffer overflow in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) in CA (formerly Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5 and earlier allows rem61This week
- CVE-2007-4620Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) Alert Notification Service (Alert.exe) 8.1.586.0, 8.0.450.0, and 7.1.758.052Plan
- CVE-2005-3653Heap-based buffer overflow in the iGateway service for various Computer Associates (CA) iTechnology products, in iTechnology iGateway before46Plan
- CVE-2005-1018Buffer overflow in the UniversalAgent for Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup allows remote authenticated users to cause a d46Plan
- CVE-2008-2241Directory traversal vulnerability in caloggerd in CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5 allows remote attackers to append arbit44Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×4
Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.
| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2007-03-16 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2010-04-30 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2006-10-05 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2006-10-05 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/brightstor/message_engine_heapCA BrightStor ARCserve Message Engine Heap Overflowexploit | 2006-10-05 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-5 d
- Metasploit-5 d
- Published
- TodayOct 17, 2026+7313 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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- securitytracker.com/id?1017003
- securitytracker.com/id?1017004
- securitytracker.com/id?1017005
- securitytracker.com/id?1017006
- supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/basbr-secnotice.asp
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/361792
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/860048
- www.lssec.com/advisories/LS-20060220.pdf
- www.lssec.com/advisories/LS-20060313.pdf
- www.lssec.com/advisories/LS-20060330.pdf
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447839/100/100/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447847/100/200/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447848/100/100/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447862/100/100/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447926/100/200/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447927/100/200/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447930/100/200/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/20365
- www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-06-11.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.