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TI-2006-06660 Aliases CVE-2006-6917GHSA-jvxp-h7qj-5726

Multiple buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5…

Priority HIGH 66Published · Updated

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

Multiple buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5 Server before SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) via a crafted RPC request with (1) opnum 38, which is not properly handled in TAPEUTIL.dll 11.5.3884.0, or (2) opnum 37, which is not properly handled in TAPEENG.dll 11.5.3884.0.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.30225 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup_server:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.5VulnerableBroadcom
  • cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup_server:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.5 Vulnerable ·Broadcom

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6917
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jvxp-h7qj-5726

References

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