Description
The DM Primer (dmprimer.exe) in the DM Deployment Common Component in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor Mobile Backup r4.0, BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops & Desktops r11.0, r11.1, r11.1 SP1, Unicenter Remote Control 6.0, 6.0 SP1, CA Desktop Protection Suite r2, CA Server Protection Suite r2, and CA Business Protection Suite r2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or application hang) via a large network packet, which causes a WSAEMESGSIZE error code that is not handled, leading to a thread exit.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Computer Associates Unicenter 6.0 - Remote Control DM Primer Remote Denial of Service EDB-27101 · dos · Jan 17, 2006 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 22529 vdb-entry
- http://www.designfolks.com.au/karma/DMPrimer/
- 20060118 CAID 33756 - DM Deployment Common Component Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- ADV-2006-0236 vdb-entry
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=33756
- 18531 third-party-advisory
- http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/dmdeploysecurity_notice.asp
- 16276 vdb-entry
- 1015504 vdb-entry