// For flags

CVE-2012-1662

CA ARCserve Backup Denial of Service

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

CA ARCserve Backup r12.0 through SP2, r12.5 before SP2, r15 through SP1, and r16 before SP1 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service shutdown) via a crafted network request.

CA ARCserve Backup r12.0 hasta SP2, r12.5 antes de SP2, r15 hasta SP1, y r16 antes de SP1 en Windows permite a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (apagado del servicio) a través de una solicitud de red modificada.

CA Technologies Support is alerting customers to a potential risk with CA ARCserve Backup for Windows. A vulnerability exists that can allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition. CA Technologies has issued fixes to address the vulnerability. The vulnerability occurs due to insufficient validation of certain network requests. An attacker can potentially use the vulnerability to disable network services.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2012-03-13 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-03-21 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Broadcom
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Arcserve Backup
Search vendor "Broadcom" for product "Arcserve Backup"
r16.0
Search vendor "Broadcom" for product "Arcserve Backup" and version "r16.0"
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Affected
in Microsoft
Search vendor "Microsoft"
Windows
Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"
*-
Safe