CVE-2008-1979
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 3.6%EU EUVD
The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large integer value used in an increment to TCP port 41523, which triggers a buffer over-read.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-189
- EPSS score
- 3.6% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1977)
- Published
- April 27, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1977 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- broadcom / brightstor arcserve backup
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/carcbackazz-adv.txt(Exploit)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29855(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493430/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28927
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020324
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1354(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41869
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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