CVE-2006-6917
Multiple buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5 Server before SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) via a crafted RPC request with (1) opnum 38, which is not properly handled in TAPEUTIL.dll 11.5.3884.0, or (2) opnum 37, which is not properly handled in TAPEENG.dll 11.5.3884.0.
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
- 30.2% (98th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-6900)
- Published
- December 31, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-6900 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- broadcom / brightstor arcserve backup server
References
- http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/basbrtapeeng-secnotice.asp
- http://www.lssec.com/advisories/LS-20060908.pdf
- http://www.lssec.com/advisories/LS-20061001.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453930/30/390/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453933/30/420/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454088/30/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454094/30/360/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456428/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456711
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?cid=97428
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=34959
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3086
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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