CVE-2008-4397

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the RPC interface (asdbapi.dll) in CA ARCserve Backup (formerly BrightStor ARCserve Backup) r11.1 through r12.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) in an RPC call with opnum 0x10A.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 85.82% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory ca.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31684 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45774 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2777 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021032 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497281/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=188143 patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32220 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497218 mailing list
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4412 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4397?
CVE-2008-4397 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4397?
To fix CVE-2008-4397, 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-2008-4397 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-4397 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~86% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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