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CVE-2008-2242

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 14.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-05-21 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in xdr functions in the server in CA BrightStor ARCServe Backup 11.0, 11.1, and 11.5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code, as demonstrated by a stack-based buffer overflow via a long parameter to the xdr_rwsstring function.

Affected products

• Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup: 11.1, 11.5
• Ca Brightstor Arcserve Backup: 11.0

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/30300
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492274/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492291/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29283
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020044
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1573/references
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-026/
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42527
• https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=176798
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30300
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492274/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/492291/100/0/threaded

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