CA BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager CsAgent service buffer overflow
| ca-brightstor-csagent-bo (36825) |  High Risk |
Description:
Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager is vulnerable to multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the CsAgent service. By sending a specially-crafted CsAgent command, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with SYSTEM privileges or cause a denial of service.
Platforms Affected:
- CA, BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager 11.5
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager (r11.6 or later), available from the CA SupportConnect Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Managent Web site, BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager - CA at http://www.ca.com/us/products/collateral.aspx?cid=74992&id=370.
- CA SupportConnect Web site , CA BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager CsAgent Security Notice at http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/bstorhsm/infodocs/bstorhsm-secnot.asp.
- iDefense PUBLIC ADVISORY: 09.27.07, Computer Associates BrightStor HSM r11.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=601.
- TPTI-07-16, CA BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities at http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/advisory/TPTI-07-16.
- BID-25823: Computer Associates BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager CsAgent Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-5082: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager (HSM) before r11.6 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified CsAgent service commands with certain opcodes, related to missing validation of a length parameter.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2007-3275: CA BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager Code Execution and DoS Issues
- SA26914: CA BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager CsAgent Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018747: CA BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager Bugs Let Remote Users Inject SQL Commands or Execute Arbitrary Code
Reported:
Sep 26, 2007
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