CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5 ActiveX Remote BOF Exploit 0day
Publish date: July 21, 2015
Severity: CRITICAL
CVE Identifier: CVE-2008-1472
Advisory Date: JUL 21, 2015
DESCRIPTION
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ListCtrl ActiveX Control (ListCtrl.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5, Desktop Management Suite r11.1 through r11.2, and Unicenter products r11.1 through r11.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a long argument to the AddColumn method.
TREND MICRO PROTECTION INFORMATION
Apply associated Trend Micro DPI Rules.
SOLUTION
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Number: 1002061
Trend Micro Deep Security DPI Rule Name: 1002061 - Identified Suspicious JavaScript Encoded Shellcode
AFFECTED SOFTWARE AND VERSION
- Computer Associates BrightStor ARCserve Backup Laptops_Desktops 11.5
- Computer Associates Unicenter DSM r11 List Control ATX 11.2.3.1895
- computer_associates brightstor_arcserve_backup_laptops_desktops 11.5
- computer_associates desktop_management_suite r11.1
- computer_associates desktop_management_suite r11.2
- computer_associates unicenter_dsm_r11_list_control_atx 11.2.3.1895
- unicenter asset_management r11.1
- unicenter asset_management r11.2
- unicenter desktop_management_bundle r11.1
- unicenter desktop_management_bundle r11.2
- unicenter remote_control r11.1
- unicenter remote_control r11.2
- unicenter software_delivery r11.1
- unicenter software_delivery r11.2
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