Computer Associates (CA) Brightstor ARCserve Backup catirpc.exe denial of service
| brightstor-catirpc-dos (32137) |  Low Risk |
Description:
CA Brightstor ARCserve Backup is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the Remote Procedure Call Server (catirpc.exe). A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted TADDR2UADDR UDP request to port 111 to cause the server to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- CA, BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.1
- CA, BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5
- CA, BrightStor ARCserve Backup 9.01
- CA, BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Windows 11
- CA, BrightStor Enterprise Backup 10.5
- CA, Business Protection Suite 2.0
- CA, Business Protection Suite for Microsoft Small Business Server 2 Standard
- CA, Business Protection Suite for Microsoft Small Business Server 2 Premium
- CA, Server Protection Suite 2
Remedy:
Refer to the CA SupportConnect Web site for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- CA Brightstor ARCserve Backup Web site, BrightStor ARCserve Backup, Storage Management at http://www3.ca.com/solutions/ProductFamily.aspx?ID=115.
- CA SupportConnect Web site, Security Notice for BrightStor ARCserve Backup Tape Engine and Portmapper at http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/babtapeng-securitynotice.asp.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Thu Mar 15 2007 - 19:31:44 CDT, [CAID 34817, 35058, 35158, 35159]: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Tape Engine and Portmapper Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-03/0205.html.
- BID-22365: Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup Catirpc.EXE Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-0816: The RPC Server service (catirpc.exe) in CA (formerly Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5 SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a crafted TADDR2UADDR that triggers a null pointer dereference in catirpc.dll, possibly related to null credentials or verifier fields.
- SA24009: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup RPC Server Denial of Service
- SA24512: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-0461: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup RPC Service Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Reported:
Feb 01, 2007
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