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CVE-2008-4397

Directory traversal vulnerability in the RPC interface (asdbapi.dll) in CA ARCserve Backup (formerly BrightStor ARCserve Backup) r11.1 through r12.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a .. (dot dot) in an RPC call with opnum 0x10A.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-4397 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from broadcom, from broadcom, from broadcom and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2008-10-14T21:10:35.677

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	broadcom	arcserve_backup	r12.0	Yes
Application	broadcom	business_protection_suite	r2	Yes
Application	broadcom	server_protection_suite	r2	Yes
Application	ca	arcserve_backup	r11.1	Yes
Application	ca	arcserve_backup	r11.5	Yes
Application	ca	business_protection_suite	r2	Yes
Application	ca	business_protection_suite	r2	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32220 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4412 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497218 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497281/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31684 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021032 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2777 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45774 ([email protected])
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=188143 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/32220 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4412 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497218 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497281/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31684 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021032 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2777 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45774 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=188143 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For broadcom's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.