CVE-2008-1979

Public Exploit

Description

The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large integer value used in an increment to TCP port 41523, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 16.92% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/carcbackazz-adv.txt exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493430/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/29855 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28927 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020324 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1354 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41869 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1979?
CVE-2008-1979 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1979?
To fix CVE-2008-1979, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1979 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-1979 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~17% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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