The Tape Engine service in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup 9.01…
Priority MEDIUM 52Published · 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
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The Tape Engine service in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup 9.01 through 11.5, Enterprise Backup 10.5, and CA Server/Business Protection Suite r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain data in opnum 0xBF in an RPC request, which is directly executed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.20401 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 11.5 | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
| cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 9.01 | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
| cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_enterprise_backup:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.5 | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
| cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:business_protection_suite:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 11.5 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:9.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.01 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_enterprise_backup:10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.5 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:business_protection_suite:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0168
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5r4j-w82w-r235
References
More Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup vulnerabilities
- 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-2005-00225 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Discovery Service for BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.1… 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-2005-02400 Buffer overflow in the Discovery Service in BrightStor ARCserve Backup 9.0 through 11.1… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2007-04472 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) Alert Notification… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
Sources
- CVE-2007-0168 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0168 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5r4j-w82w-r235 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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