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TI-2008-01902 Aliases CVE-2008-1979GHSA-5qfj-vf8q-qc9r

The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows…

Priority LOW 29CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large integer value used in an increment to TCP port 41523, which triggers a buffer over-read.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03634 89th 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

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 12.0.5454.0VulnerableBroadcom
  • cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 12.0.5454.0 Vulnerable ·Broadcom

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1979
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qfj-vf8q-qc9r

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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