CVE-2006-5172
Stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface in Mediasvr.exe in Computer Associates (CA) Brightstor ARCserve Backup 9.01 through 11.5, Enterprise Backup 10.5, and CA Protection Suites r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SUNRPC packets, aka the "Mediasvr.exe String Handling Overflow," a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5171.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 15.1% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5157)
- Published
- January 16, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5157 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- broadcom / brightstor arcserve backup
- broadcom / brightstor arcserve backup
- broadcom / brightstor enterprise backup
- ca / protection suites
References
- http://osvdb.org/31320
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23648
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017506
- http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/babimpsec-notice.asp(Exploit)
- http://www.iss.net/threats/253.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456711
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22016
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0154
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29344
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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