TI-1999-00999 Aliases CVE-1999-1049 GHSA-9729-phqg-qhx6

ARCserve NT agents use weak encryption (XOR) for passwords, which allows remote attackers…

MEDIUM 46Published 2001-09-12 · Updated 2024-08-01

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

ARCserve NT agents use weak encryption (XOR) for passwords, which allows remote attackers to sniff the authentication request to port 6050 and decrypt the password.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01745 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:arcserve_backup::::::::	up to 6.5	Vulnerable	Broadcom

cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:arcserve_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.5 Vulnerable ·Broadcom

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-1999-1049
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9729-phqg-qhx6

References

Other 1

19990222 Severe Security Hole in ARCserve NT agents (fwd)

TI-2008-04194 Directory traversal vulnerability in the RPC interface (asdbapi.dll) in CA ARCserve… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2008-05155 The LDBserver service in the server in CA ARCserve Backup 11.1 through 12.0 on Windows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2001-00916 Computer Associates ARCserve for NT 6.61 SP2a and ARCserve 2000 7.0 stores the backup… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2008-04196 Unspecified vulnerability in the database engine service in asdbapi.dll in CA ARCserve… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2008-04195 Unspecified vulnerability in the tape engine service in asdbapi.dll in CA ARCserve Backup… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
TI-2001-00915 Computer Associates ARCserve for NT 6.61 SP2a and ARCserve 2000 7.0 creates a hidden… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4

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Sources

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