Stack-based buffer overflow in the Anti-Virus engine before content update 30.6 in multiple CA (formerly Computer Associates) products allow
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Anti-Virus engine before content update 30.6 in multiple CA (formerly Computer Associates) products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large invalid value of the coffFiles field in a .CAB file.
- Published
- Jun 6, 2007
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 49.9% · 99th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
52
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 15 / 30 · 49.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ca | etrust secure content manager | cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_secure_content_manager |
| ca | protection suites | cpe:2.3:a:ca:protection_suites |
| broadcom | anti-virus for the enterprise | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-virus_for_the_enterprise |
| broadcom | brightstor arcserve backup | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup |
| broadcom | common services | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:common_services |
| broadcom | etrust antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus |
| broadcom | etrust antivirus gateway | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus_gateway |
| broadcom | etrust antivirus sdk | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus_sdk |
| broadcom | etrust ez antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_antivirus |
| broadcom | etrust ez armor | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_armor |
| broadcom | integrated threat management | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:integrated_threat_management |
| broadcom | internet security suite | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:internet_security_suite |
and 1 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- broadcom anti-virus for the enterprise8
- broadcom brightstor arcserve backup10.5
- broadcom brightstor arcserve backup11
- broadcom brightstor arcserve backup11.1
- broadcom brightstor arcserve backup11.5
- broadcom brightstor arcserve backup9.01
- broadcom common services1.0
- broadcom common services1.1
- broadcom common services2.0
- broadcom common services2.1
- broadcom common services2.2
- broadcom common services3.0
- broadcom etrust antivirus8.0
- broadcom etrust antivirus8.1
- broadcom etrust antivirus gateway7.1
- broadcom etrust antivirus sdkall versions
- broadcom etrust ez antivirus6.1
- broadcom etrust ez antivirus7.0
- broadcom etrust ez armor1.0
- broadcom etrust ez armor2.0
Same product
ca: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2008-2541Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the HTTP Gateway Service (icihttp.exe) in CA eTrust Secure Content Manager 8.0 allow remote attacke43Plan
- CVE-2007-3334Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the (1) Communications Server (iigcc.exe) and (2) Data Access Server (iigcd.exe) components for Ingr43Plan
- CVE-2011-0758The eCS component (ECSQdmn.exe) in CA ETrust Secure Content Manager 8.0 and CA Gateway Security 8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denia42Plan
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 ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2010-11-11 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/fileformat/ca_cabCA Antivirus Engine CAB Buffer Overflowexploit | 2007-06-05 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-2 d
- Published
- First PoC+1253 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7056 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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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
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- secunia.com/advisories/25570
- supportconnectw.ca.com/public/antivirus/infodocs/caantivirus-securitynotice.asp
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/105105
- www.osvdb.org/35245
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470602/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470754/100/0/threaded
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24330
- www.securitytracker.com/id?1018199
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2072
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-035.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34737
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.