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CVE-2011-1036

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2011-02-25 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The XML Security Database Parser class in the XMLSecDB ActiveX control in the HIPSEngine component in the Management Server before 8.1.0.88, and the client before 1.6.450, in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) 8.1, as used in CA Internet Security Suite (ISS) 2010, allows remote attackers to download an arbitrary program onto a client machine, and execute this program, via vectors involving the SetXml and Save methods.

Affected products

• Ca Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System: 8.1
• Ca Internet Security Suite 2010: all versions
• Ca Internet Security Suite 2011: all versions

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/43377
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43490
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8106
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516649/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/516687/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46539
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025120
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0496
• http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-093
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65632
• https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=%7B53A608DF-BFDB-4AB3-A98F-E4BB6BC7A2F4%7D
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43377

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