# CVE-2008-5415: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on CA ARCserve Backup servers via a malicious RPC request, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Dec 2008
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c74w-35f7-3qm7

## What is CVE-2008-5415?

CVE-2008-5415 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Dec 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The LDBserver service in the server in CA ARCserve Backup 11.1 through 12.0 on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a handle_t argument to an RPC endpoint in which the argument refers to an incompatible procedure.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5415?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Broadcom Arcserve Backup, Ca Arcserve Backup.

## How do I fix CVE-2008-5415?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5415 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2008-5415 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [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-2001-0959](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0959/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 6.4)
- [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-2008-5415 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2008-5415 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Dec 2008. 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-2008-5415 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-2008-5415/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5415/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5415
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5415
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2008-5415

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