CVE-2006-5171 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface of Mediasvr.exe, affecting CA Brightstor ARCserve Backup versions 9.01 through 11.5, Enterprise Backup 10.5, and CA Protection Suites r2. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending specially crafted SUNRPC packets. With a CVSS score of 10.0, it represents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_enterprise_backup:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ca:protection_suites:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.