CVE-2009-1761

Public Exploit

Description

The message engine in CA ARCserve Backup r12.0 and r12.0 SP1 for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) an invalid 0x13 message, which is not properly handled in the ASCORE module, or (2) a 0x3B message with invalid stub data that triggers an RPC marshalling error.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.18% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory ca.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504348/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=209502 patch vendor advisory
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-09004.html exploit
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/06/15/ca20090615-01-ca-arcserve-backup-message-engine-denial-of-service-vulnerabilities.aspx patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/504349/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/35473 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35396 vdb entry
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-09003.html exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1608 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/51169 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022405 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1761?
CVE-2009-1761 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1761?
To fix CVE-2009-1761, 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-2009-1761 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1761 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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