CVE-2012-2972
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
20/10/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
The (1) server and (2) agent components in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows do not properly validate RPC requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a crafted request.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
5.00
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://osvdb.org/86415
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119543/Security-Notice-For-CA-ARCserve-Backup.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/86
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51012
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/408099
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79477
- https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=%7BF9EEA31E-8089-423E-B746-41B5C9DD2AC1%7D
- http://osvdb.org/86415
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119543/Security-Notice-For-CA-ARCserve-Backup.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/86
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51012
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/408099
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79477
- https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=%7BF9EEA31E-8089-423E-B746-41B5C9DD2AC1%7D



