CVE-2012-2971 Code injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service on CA ARCserve Backup servers via crafted RPC requests.
- 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-2012-2971?
CVE-2012-2971 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Oct 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The server in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows does not properly process RPC requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted request.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2971?
How do I fix CVE-2012-2971?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2971 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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Is CVE-2012-2971 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2971 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vhq5-gjgj-mc49.