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CVE-2010-3984

Buffer overflow in mng_core_com.dll in CA XOsoft Replication r12.0 SP1 and r12.5 SP2 rollup, CA XOsoft High Availability r12.0 SP1 and r12.5 SP2 rollup, CA XOsoft Content Distribution r12.0 SP1 and r12.5 SP2 rollup, and CA ARCserve Replication and High Availability (RHA) r15.0 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted create_session_bab operation in a SOAP request to xosoapapi.asmx.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2010-3984 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from ca, from ca, from ca and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2011-01-07T23:00:19.063

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	ca	arcserve_replication_and_high_availability	r15.0	Yes
Application	ca	xosoft_content_distribution	r12.0	Yes
Application	ca	xosoft_content_distribution	r12.5	Yes
Application	ca	xosoft_high_availability	r12.0	Yes
Application	ca	xosoft_high_availability	r12.5	Yes
Application	ca	xosoft_replication	r12.0	Yes
Application	ca	xosoft_replication	r12.5	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/42561 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515115/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45317 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024852 ([email protected])
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-263/ ([email protected])
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=%7bFEB41CE8-5023-46DF-B257-5299F492BF23%7d Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/42561 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/515115/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45317 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024852 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-263/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=%7bFEB41CE8-5023-46DF-B257-5299F492BF23%7d 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 ca'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.