CVE-2008-2242
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 14.7%EU EUVD
Multiple buffer overflows in xdr functions in the server in CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by a stack-based buffer overflow via a long parameter to the xdr_rwsstring function.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 14.7% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-2239)
- Published
- May 21, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2239 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
- ca / brightstor arcserve backup
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30300
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492274/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492291/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29283(Patch)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020044
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1573/references
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-026/
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42527
- https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=176798
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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