CVE-2008-5415
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
Description
The LDBserver service in the server in CA ARCserve Backup 11.1 through 12.0 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a handle_t argument to an RPC endpoint in which the argument refers to an incompatible procedure.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:CConfidentialityComplete
I:CIntegrityComplete
A:CAvailabilityComplete
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/12/10.aspx
community.ca.com
http://osvdb.org/50683
osvdb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27299
secunia.com
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Timeline
Published
Dec 11, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026
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