Multiple buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup 9.01 through 11.5, Enterprise Backup 10.5, and CA Server/Business Protection Suite r2 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via RPC requests with crafted data for opnums (1) 0x2F and (2) 0x75 in the (a) Message Engine RPC service, or opnum (3) 0xCF in the Tape Engine service.
Published 2007-01-11 22:28:00
Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2007-0169

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0169

75.59%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2007-0169

  • CA BrightStor ARCserve Message Engine Buffer Overflow
    Disclosure Date: 2007-01-11
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/brightstor/message_engine
    This module exploits a buffer overflow in Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.1 - 11.5 SP2. By sending a specially crafted RPC request, an attacker could overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code. Authors: - MC <mc@metasploit.com> - aushack <p

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-0169

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.5
HIGH AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2007-0169

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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