What is CVE-2007-5003?

CVE-2007-5003 is a vulnerability in Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-10-01.

Is CVE-2007-5003 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops

CVE-2007-5003

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in CA (Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.0 through r11.5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) username or (2) password to the rxrLogin command in rxRPC.dll, or a long (3) username argument to the GetUserInfo function.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2007-10-01 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.672 (99.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.672 · newest: 0.672 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops — versions 4.0, 11.0, 11.1
Broadcom Desktop Management Suite — versions 11.0, 11.1, 11.2
Ca Protection Suites — versions r2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/24348 (vdb-entry)
www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx (Patch)
secunia.com/advisories/25606 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php (third-party-advisory)
www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx (Patch)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/480252/100/100/threaded (mailing-list)
supportconnectw.ca.com/public/sams/lifeguard/infodocs/caarcservebld-securitynot… (Patch)
research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070920.html (third-party-advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-5003?: CVE-2007-5003 is a vulnerability in Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-10-01.
Is CVE-2007-5003 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.