Buffer overflow in Broadcom Anti-Virus For The Enterprise
CVE-2007-4620
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) Alert Notification Service (Alert.exe) 8.1.586.0, 8.0.450.0, and 7.1.758.0, as used in multiple CA products including Anti-Virus for the Enterprise 7.1 through r11.1 and Threat Manager for the Enterprise 8.1 and r8, allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted RPC requests.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.523 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.523 · newest: 0.523 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Broadcom Anti-Virus For The Enterprise — versions 7.1, 8, 8.1
- Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup — versions 11.1, 11.5
- Ca Brightstor Arcserve Backup — versions 11
- Ca Threat Manager For The Enterprise — versions r8, r8.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3799 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41639 (vdb-entry)
- community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/04/04/ca-alert-notif…
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1103/references (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490466/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28605 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/29665 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-4620?
- CVE-2007-4620 is a vulnerability in Broadcom Anti-Virus For The Enterprise, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2008-04-07.
- Is CVE-2007-4620 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.