CVE-2012-2971
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 4.1%EU EUVD
The server in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows does not properly process RPC requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted request.
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-94
- EPSS score
- 4.1% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-2949)
- Published
- October 20, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2949 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- microsoft / windows
Certified products that may be affected
35 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Windows OS Loader - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 5405 - active
- Windows OS Loader - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 4545 - historical
- Windows OS Loader - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 4339 - historical
- Windows OS Loader - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 3615 - historical
- Windows OS Loader - Microsoft Corporation - FIPS 140 3480 - historical
See all 35 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://osvdb.org/86416
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119543/Security-Notice-For-CA-ARCserve-Backup.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/86
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51012
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79476
- https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=%7BF9EEA31E-8089-423E-B746-41B5C9DD2AC1%7D
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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