CVE-2008-1472
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ListCtrl ActiveX Control (ListCtrl.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5, Desktop Management Suite r11.1 through r11.2, and Unicenter products r11.1 through r11.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a long argument to the AddColumn method.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 40.3% (99th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1476)
- Published
- March 24, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1476 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- computer associates / brightstor arcserve backup laptops desktops
- computer associates / desktop management suite
- computer associates / desktop management suite
- computer associates / desktop management suite
- computer associates / desktop management suite
- computer associates / unicenter dsm r11 list control atx
- unicenter / asset management
- unicenter / asset management
- unicenter / asset management
- unicenter / asset management
- unicenter / asset management
- unicenter / asset management
- unicenter / desktop management bundle
- unicenter / desktop management bundle
- unicenter / desktop management bundle
- unicenter / desktop management bundle
- unicenter / desktop management bundle
- unicenter / desktop management bundle
- unicenter / remote control
- unicenter / remote control
- unicenter / remote control
- unicenter / remote control
- unicenter / remote control
- unicenter / remote control
- unicenter / software delivery
- unicenter / software delivery
- unicenter / software delivery
- unicenter / software delivery
- unicenter / software delivery
- unicenter / software delivery
References
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/3/28.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29408(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489893/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490263/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28268(Exploit)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019617
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0902/references(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41225
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5264
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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