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CVE-2008-1472

70
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-1472 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the ListCtrl ActiveX Control (ListCtrl.ocx), impacting several CA products including BrightStor ARCserve Backup and Unicenter. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution or cause a denial of service by providing a lengthy argument to the AddColumn method. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical), it presents a high risk due to its network-based attack vector, medium attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit modules are publicly available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a clear path for exploitation, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
11.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r11.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:desktop_management_suite:r11.1:a:*:*:*:*:*:*
r11.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:desktop_management_suite:r11.1:c1:*:*:*:*:*:*
r11.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:desktop_management_suite:r11.1:ga:*:*:*:*:*:*
r11.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:desktop_management_suite:r11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
39.01%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup AddColumn() ActiveX Buffer Overflow · Mar 16, 2008
ExploitDB: EDB-16577 · Jun 15, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3901 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

community.ca.com / blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/3/28.aspx
secunia.com / advisories/29408
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41225
exploit-db.com / exploits/5264
securityfocus.com / archive/1/489893/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / archive/1/490263/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/28268
Exploit
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0902/references
Vendor Advisory