Computer Associates (CA) Brightstor ARCserve Backup mediasvr.exe buffer overflow
| brightstor-mediasvr-bo (33316) |  High Risk |
Description:
CA Brightstor ARCserve Backup is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the RPC service in the mediasvr.exe application. By sending a RPC packet containing specially-crafted xdr_handle_t data, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with SYSTEM privileges or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 10 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 8.3 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Refer to the CA SupportConnect Web site for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Mar 30 2007 - 19:59:12 CDT : CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Mediasvr.exe vulnerability.
- CA Brightstor ARCserve Backup Web site: BrightStor ARCserve Backup, Storage Management.
- CA SupportConnect: BrightStor ARCserve Backup Media Server Security Notice.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Thu Mar 29 2007 - 20:30:00 CDT: CA Brightstor Backup Mediasvr.exe Remote Code Vulnerability.
- BID-23209: Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup MediaSVR.EXE 191 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-1785: The RPC service in mediasvr.exe in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5 SP2 build 4237 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted xdr_handle_t data in RPC packets, which is used in calculating an address for a function call, as demonstrated using the 191 (0xbf) RPC request.
- SA24682: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup MEDIASVR.EXE RPC Request Code Execution
- SECTRACK ID: 1017830: CA BrightStor Backup Buffer Overflow in Mediasvr.exe Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#151305: CA Brightstor ARCserve Backup fails to properly process RPC requests
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1161: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup RPC Request Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.1
- CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5
- CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Windows 11
- CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Windows 9.01
- CA BrightStor Enterprise Backup 10.5
- CA Business Protection Suite 2.0
- CA Business Protection Suite for Microsoft Small Business Server 2 Premium
- CA Business Protection Suite for Microsoft Small Business Server 2 Standard
- CA Server Protection Suite 2
Reported:
Mar 30, 2007
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