CVE-2008-2242 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the xdr functions of CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup versions 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5. These flaws allow unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, specifically demonstrated by a stack-based buffer overflow via a long parameter to the xdr_rwsstring function. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code in common frameworks like Metasploit or ExploitDB, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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