Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 27, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-1979
CVE-2008-1979
Description
The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large integer value used in an increment to TCP port 41523, which triggers a buffer over-read.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=12.0.5454.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
7- aluigi.altervista.org/adv/carcbackazz-adv.txtnvdExploit
- secunia.com/advisories/29855nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1354nvdVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493430/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/28927nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41869nvd
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