CVE-2005-2535 in the critical feed json
Buffer overflow in the Discovery Service in BrightStor ARCserve Backup 9.0 through 11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary comman…
published 2005-08-10 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2536
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 80.9%
- EPSS 80.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
- public exploits
- 3
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in the Discovery Service in BrightStor ARCserve Backup 9.0 through 11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a large packet to TCP port 41523, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0260.
Patch / fix
- www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?ID=32478 patch
- kb.cert.org/vuls/id/966880 advisory
- securityfocus.com/bid/12536 advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/14293 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-815)
- Published
Exploit prediction
80.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/brightstor/discovery_tcp CA BrightStor Discovery Service TCP Overflow metasploit exploit, average rank, 2005-02-14
- EDB-16408 CA BrightStor Discovery Service - TCP Overflow (Metasploit) remote, 2010-04-30
- EDB-815 CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup - Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC) dos, 2005-02-12
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12536 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/966880
third-party-advisory, patch, us-government-resource
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/12536
vdb-entry, exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
-
www3.ca.com
/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?ID=32478
patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/14293
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0123.html
mailing-list, broken-link
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/19320
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0201.html
mailing-list, broken-link
-
archives.neohapsis.com
/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0141.html
mailing-list, broken-link
-
osvdb.org
/13814
vdb-entry, broken-link
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-2535
- NVD CVE-2005-2535
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