# CVE-2001-0959: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can access a hidden share to read sensitive information and overwrite critical files in Computer Associates ARCserve.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.4 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Apr 2003
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pfmv-9f2h-gg67

## What is CVE-2001-0959?

CVE-2001-0959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Computer Associates ARCserve for NT 6.61 SP2a and ARCserve 2000 7.0 creates a hidden share named ARCSERVE$, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information and overwrite critical files.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0959?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Broadcom Arcserve Backup, Broadcom Arcserve Backup 2000, Ca Arcserve Backup 2000.

## How do I fix CVE-2001-0959?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2001-0959 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-5415](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5415/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4397](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4397/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2001-0960](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0960/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-1999-1049](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-1999-1049/): Weak cryptography in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-1662](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1662/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0959 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2001-0959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Apr 2003. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0959/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0959/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0959
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0959
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0959

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.