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CVE-2008-4397

Published: Oct 14, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
80.5%
Top 0.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-20CWE-22

Affected Products

broadcom
commercial·USaka broadcom inc
arcserve backupOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
business protection suiteOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
server protection suiteOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
ca
commercial·USaka arcserve, ca technologies, computer associates
arcserve backupOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
business protection suiteOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Discovery
Initial Access
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/32220
secunia.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4412
securityreason.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497218
securityfocus.com
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