Vulnerability Details : CVE-2008-1979
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.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1979
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 54.91%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 97 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2008-1979
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2008-1979
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2008-1979
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493430/100/0/threaded
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41869
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28927
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http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/carcbackazz-adv.txt
Exploit
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1354
Vendor Advisory
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020324
Products affected by CVE-2008-1979
- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*