CVE-2009-3587
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the arclib component in the Anti-Virus engine in CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise (formerly eTrust Antivirus) 7.1 through r8.1; Anti-Virus 2007 (v8) through 2009; eTrust EZ Antivirus r7.1; Internet Security Suite 2007 (v3) through Plus 2009; and other CA products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive file that triggers heap corruption, a different vulnerability than CVE-2009-3588.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:CConfidentialityComplete
I:CIntegrityComplete
A:CAvailabilityComplete
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://osvdb.org/58691
osvdb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/36976
secunia.com
http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=218878
support.ca.com
and 5 more references View all →
Timeline
Published
Oct 13, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026
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