__________________________________________________________ The U.S. Department of Energy Computer Incident Advisory Capability ___ __ __ _ ___ / | /_\ / \___ __|__ / \ \___ __________________________________________________________ INFORMATION BULLETIN BrightStor ARC server Backup for Laptops and Desktops [babldimpsec-notice] February 1, 2007 17:00 GMT Number R-120 ______________________________________________________________________________ PROBLEM: There are multiple overflow conditions that affect the BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktop services. PLATFORM: BrightStor Products BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.1 SP1 BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.1 BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.0 BrightStor Mobile Backup r4.0 CA Protection Suites r2 CA Desktop Protection Suite r2 CA Business Protection Suite r2 CA Business Protection Suite for Microsoft Small Business Server Standard Edition r2 CA Business Protection Suite for Microsoft Small Business Server Premium Edition r2 CA Desktop Management Suite DMS r11.0 DAMAGE: Can allow arbitrary code to be executed remotely with local SYSTEM privileges on Windows or cause denial of service. SOLUTION: Upgrade to the appropriate version. ______________________________________________________________________________ VULNERABILITY The risk is HIGH. Can allow arbitrary code to be executed ASSESSMENT: remotely with local SYSTEM privileges on Windows or cause denial of service. ______________________________________________________________________________ LINKS: CIAC BULLETIN: http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/r-120.shtml ORIGINAL BULLETIN: http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/sams/lifeguard/ infodocs/babldimpsec-notice.asp CVE: http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= CVE-2007-0449 ______________________________________________________________________________ [***** Start babldimpsec-notice *****] Important Security Notice for BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops & Desktops Last Updated: January 23, 2007 CA's Technical Support is alerting customers to a security risk associated with the BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops & Desktops product. Researchers at NGSS (www.ngssoftware.com) detected multiple remotely exploitable problems and reported the vulnerabilities to CA. We have been working with them to understand the nature of the problems and to make certain that the provided remedy addresses the problems. CA has confirmed the presence of these vulnerabilities and has completed development of updates that provide protection against them. Upon completion of quality assurance testing, the updates were released and made available to CA customers on January 23, 2007. The vulnerabilities involve multiple overflow conditions that can allow arbitrary code to be executed remotely with local SYSTEM privileges on Windows or cause denial of service. These issues affect the BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops & Desktops services. Customers with vulnerable versions of the BrightStor ARCserve Backup Laptops & Desktops product should upgrade to the latest versions which will be available for download from http://supportconnect.ca.com on or before January 23, 2007. Affected products: BrightStor Products BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.1 SP1 BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.1 BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.0 BrightStor Mobile Backup r4.0 CA Protection Suites r2 CA Desktop Protection Suite r2 CA Business Protection Suite r2 CA Business Protection Suite for Microsoft Small Business Server Standard Edition r2 CA Business Protection Suite for Microsoft Small Business Server Premium Edition r2 CA Desktop Management Suite DMS r11.0 DMS r11.1 Affected platforms: Windows Prerequisite conditions for the vulnerability to be exploitable None Fixes to apply: BABLD r11.1 SP2 – SP2 does not contain the vulnerability, there is no fix to apply BABLD r11.1 SP1 - QO83833 BABLD r11.0 - QI85497 DMS r11.1 - QO85401 DMS r11.0 - QI85423 BMB r4.0 - QO85402 Should you require additional information, please contact CA Technical Support at http://supportconnect.ca.com. [***** End babldimpsec-notice *****] _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC wishes to acknowledge the contributions of BrightStor for the information contained in this bulletin. _______________________________________________________________________________ CIAC, the Computer Incident Advisory Capability, is the computer security incident response team for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the emergency backup response team for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). CIAC is located at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California. CIAC is also a founding member of FIRST, the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, a global organization established to foster cooperation and coordination among computer security teams worldwide. CIAC services are available to DOE, DOE contractors, and the NIH. 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