RCE in Computer Associates Arcserve Backup Laptops And Desktops
CVE-2008-1786
The DSM gui_cm_ctrls ActiveX control (gui_cm_ctrls.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCServe Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.5, Desktop Management Suite r11.1 through r11.2 C2; Unicenter r11.1 through r11.2 C2; and Desktop and Server Management r11.1 through r11.2 C2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted function arguments.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.068 (94.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.068 · newest: 0.068 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Computer Associates Arcserve Backup Laptops And Desktops — versions r11.5
- Computer Associates Desktop And Server Management — versions r11.1, r11.2, r11.2a
- Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite — versions r11.2, r11.2a, r11.2c1
- Computer Associates Unicenter Asset Management — versions r11.1, r11.2, r11.2a
- Computer Associates Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle — versions r11.1, r11.2, r11.2a
- Computer Associates Unicenter Remote Control — versions r11.1, r11.2, r11.2a
- Computer Associates Unicenter Software Delivery — versions r11.1, r11.2, r11.2a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41853 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/684883 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/29837 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490959/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1249/references (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28809 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/04/16/ca-dsm-gui-cm-… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)