CVE-2006-6917
HIGHEPSS 98th pctlDescription
Multiple buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5 Server before SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) via a crafted RPC request with (1) opnum 38, which is not properly handled in TAPEUTIL.dll 11.5.3884.0, or (2) opnum 37, which is not properly handled in TAPEENG.dll 11.5.3884.0.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/basbrtapeeng-secnotice.asp
- http://www.lssec.com/advisories/LS-20060908.pdf
- http://www.lssec.com/advisories/LS-20061001.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453930/30/390/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453933/30/420/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454088/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454094/30/360/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456428/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456711
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?cid=97428
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=34959
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3086
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