CVE-2009-1761 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash CA ARCserve Backup via malformed messages, causing denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-1761?
CVE-2009-1761 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Jun 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The message engine in CA ARCserve Backup r12.0 and r12.0 SP1 for Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via (1) an invalid 0x13 message, which is not properly handled in the ASCORE module, or (2) a 0x3B message with invalid stub data that triggers an RPC marshalling error.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1761?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ca Arcserve Backup.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1761?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-1761 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2009-1761 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1761 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r6fx-fmr6-8qq5.