BrightStor ARCserve Backup Tape Engine opnum 0xCF buffer overflow

Added: 02/09/2007
CVE: CVE-2007-0169
BID: 22005
OSVDB: 31327

Background

The BrightStor ARCserve Backup server includes a Backup Tape Engine feature which allows use of tape drives for storage.

Problem

A buffer overflow in BrightStor ARCserve Backup allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by sending a specially crafted request with opnum 0xCF to the Tape Engine RPC service.

Resolution

Apply one of the fixes referenced in the Security Notice.

References

<http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-004.html&gt;

Limitations

Exploit works on BrightStor ARCserve Backup r11.5 SP2.

Platforms

Windows