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CVE-2008-1472
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 40.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2008-03-24 · updated 2026-06-16
- Weakness: CWE-119
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.
Affected products
- Computer Associates Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops: 11.5
- Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite: r11.1-a, r11.1-c1, r11.1-ga, r11.2
- Computer Associates Unicenter Dsm R11 List Control Atx: 11.2.3.1895
- Unicenter Asset Management: r11.1-a, r11.1-c1, r11.1-ga, r11.2, r11.2-a, r11.2-c1
- Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle: r11.1-a, r11.1-c1, r11.1-ga, r11.2, r11.2-a, r11.2-c1
- Unicenter Remote Control: r11.1-a, r11.1-c1, r11.1-ga, r11.2, r11.2-a, r11.2-c1
- Unicenter Software Delivery: r11.1-a, r11.1-c1, r11.1-ga, r11.2, r11.2-a, r11.2-c1
References
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/3/28.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29408
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489893/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490263/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28268
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019617
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0902/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41225
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5264
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/3/28.aspx
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29408
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489893/100/0/threaded
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