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AL-2007.0051 -- [Win] -- CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Media Server RPC service buffer overflows

Date: 26 April 2007
References: AL-2007.0039  

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A  U  S  C  E  R  T                                           A  L  E  R  T

                       AL-2007.0051 -- AUSCERT ALERT
                                   [Win]
  CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Media Server RPC service buffer overflows
                               26 April 2007

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        AusCERT Alert Summary
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Product:              CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup versions v9.01, r11.1 and r11.5
                      CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Windows r11
                      CA BrightStor Enterprise Backup r10.5
                      CA Server Protection Suite r2
                      CA Business Protection Suite r2
                      CA Business Protection Suite for Microsoft Small Business Server r2
Publisher:            US-CERT
Operating System:     Windows
Impact:               Administrator Compromise
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2007-1785 CVE-2007-2139

Ref:                  AL-2007.0039

Original Bulletin:    
  http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/979825
  http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/babmedser-secnotice.asp

Comment: Exploit code for vulnerability CVE-2007-1785 has been publicly
         posted since the end of March, as per AusCERT Alert AL-2007.0039.
         
         These CA patches additionally fix a second critical RPC
         vulnerability in the same component.

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US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#979825
CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Media Server RPC service buffer overflows

Overview
	The CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup Media Server contains multiple
	buffer overflows in the RPC service, which can allow a remote,
	unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated
	privileges.

I. Description

	BrightStor ARCserve Backup is a backup and data retention tool that
	integrates with other BrightStor Data Availability and BrightStor
	Storage Management solutions. The BrightStor ARCserve Media Server
	service, which is provided by mediasvr.exe, contains multiple buffer
	overflows in the handling of RPC requests. According to the CA security
	notice, the following products are affected

	    BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5
	    BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.1
	    BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11 for Windows
	    BrightStor Enterprise Backup r10.5
	    BrightStor ARCserve Backup v9.01
	    CA Server Protection Suite r2
	    CA Business Protection Suite r2
	    CA Business Protection Suite for Microsoft Small Business 
	      Server Standard Edition r2
	    CA Business Protection Suite for Microsoft Small Business 
	      Server Premium Edition r2

II. Impact

	A remote, unauthenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary
	code with elevated privileges.

III. Solution

	Apply an update

	According to the CA security notice
	http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/babmedser-secnotice.asp

	    CA has issued the following patches to address the vulnerabilities.

	    BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5 SP3 - QO87569
	    BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5 SP2 - QO87570
	    BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.1 - QO87573
	    BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.0 - QI82917
	    BrightStor Enterprise Backup r10.5 - QO87575
	    BrightStor ARCserve Backup v9.01 - QO87574

Systems Affected

	Vendor	Status	Date Updated
	Computer Associates	Vulnerable	25-Apr-2007

References

	http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/babmedser-secnotice.asp
	http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-022.html
	http://secunia.com/advisories/24972/

Credit

	This vulnerability was reported by ZDI, who in turn credit Tenable
	Network Security.

	This document was written by Will Dormann.

Other Information

	Date Public	04/24/2007
	Date First Published	04/25/2007 02:50:44 PM
	Date Last Updated	04/25/2007
	CERT Advisory	 
	CVE Name	CVE-2007-2139
	Metric	9.72
	Document Revision	6

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