Computer Associates (CA) Brightstor ARCserve Backup Mediasvr.exe denial of service
| brightstor-mediasvr-dos (34319) |  Low Risk |
Description:
CA Brightstor ARCserve Backup is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in the cactirpc.dll and rwxdr.dll libraries. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted RPC request to cause the Mediasrv.exe process to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- CA, BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5.2.0 SP2
Remedy:
Refer to CA Support Connect Web site for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- CA Brightstor ARCserve Backup Web site, CA ARCserve® Backup - CA - at http://www.ca.com/us/products/product.aspx?ID=4536.
- CA Support Connect Web site, NT -SECURITY UPDATE 7 - CUMULATIVE at http://supportconnect.ca.com/sc/redir.jsp?reqPage=search&searchID=QO91094.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Wed May 16 2007 - 16:56:42 CDT, CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Mediasvr.exe and caloggerd.exe Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-05/0268.html.
- BID-24015: Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup CatiRPC.DLL/RWXDR.DLL Denial Of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-2772: (1) caloggerd.exe (camt70.dll) and (2) mediasvr.exe (catirpc.dll and rwxdr.dll) in CA BrightStor Backup 11.5.2.0 SP2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a crafted RPC packet.
- SA25300: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018076: CA BrightStor ARCserve `Mediasvr.exe` and `caloggerd.exe` Can Be Crashed By Remote Users
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-1849: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Mediasvr and caloggerd Denial of Service Issues
Reported:
May 16, 2007
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