CA BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager CsAgent service integer overflow
| ca-brightstor-csagent-integer-bo (36827) |  High Risk |
Description:
Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager is vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows, caused by an integer overflow 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 10 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 7.8 |
| Exploitability: | Proof-of-Concept |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager (r11.6 or later), available from the CA SupportConnect Web site. See References.
References:
- BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Managent Web site: BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager - CA.
- CA SupportConnect Web site : CA BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager CsAgent Security Notice.
- iDefense PUBLIC ADVISORY: 09.27.07: Computer Associates BrightStor HSM r11.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities.
- BID-25823: Computer Associates BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager CsAgent Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-5083: Multiple integer 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 that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.
- 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
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3275: CA BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager Code Execution and DoS Issues
Platforms Affected:
- CA BrightStor Hierarchical Storage Manager 11.5
Reported:
Sep 26, 2007
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