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CVE-2006-5172

Published: Jan 16, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
14.9%
Top 3.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface in Mediasvr.exe in Computer Associates (CA) Brightstor ARCserve Backup 9.01 through 11.5, Enterprise Backup 10.5, and CA Protection Suites r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SUNRPC packets, aka the "Mediasvr.exe String Handling Overflow," a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5171.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

brightstor arcserve backupbroadcom
SaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS
brightstor enterprise backupbroadcom
On-premSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application
protection suitesca
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
n/an/a
broadcomcommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka broadcom inc
cacommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka computer associates, arcserve, ca technologies

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://osvdb.org/31320
osvdb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23648
secunia.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017506
securitytracker.com
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Timeline

Published
Jan 16, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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