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.
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.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup AddColumn() ActiveX Buffer Overflow
exploit/windows/browser/ca_brightstor_addcolumn
Exploit-DB 2
- CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup - 'AddColumn()' ActiveX Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) EDB-16577 · remote · Jun 15, 2010 · verified
- CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5 - ActiveX Remote Buffer Overflow EDB-5264 · remote · Mar 16, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 28268 vdb-entry
- ADV-2008-0902 vdb-entry
- 29408 third-party-advisory
- 5264 exploit
- ca-arcserve-listctrl-bo(41225) vdb-entry
- 20080320 Note about recently publicized CA BrightStor ActiveX exploit code mailing-list
- 1019617 vdb-entry
- 20080328 CA Multiple Products DSM ListCtrl ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability mailing-list
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/3/28.aspx