TI-2005-00958 Aliases CVE-2005-1018 GHSA-p934-6qf9-9r4x

Buffer overflow in the UniversalAgent for Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve…

HIGH 65Published 2005-04-12 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Buffer overflow in the UniversalAgent for Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via an agent request to TCP port 6050 with a large argument before the option field.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.51805 98th 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:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1::windows:::::	11.1	Vulnerable	Ca

cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1 Vulnerable ·Ca

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1018
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p934-6qf9-9r4x

References

Advisory 1

20050411 Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup UniversalAgent Buffer Overflow

Other 1

20050414 Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup and BrightStor Enterprise Backup UniversalAgent buffer overflow vulnerability

TI-2007-02060 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the SUN RPC service in CA (formerly Computer… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2006-05844 Buffer overflow in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) in CA (formerly Computer Associates)… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2006-04959 Multiple buffer overflows in CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5 SP1 and earlier, r11.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2007-04472 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) Alert Notification… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
TI-2005-01201 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Backup Agent for Microsoft SQL Server in BrightStor… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2007-02770 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Anti-Virus engine before content update 30.6 in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

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Sources

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