Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 20, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-2972
CVE-2012-2972
Description
The (1) server and (2) agent components in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows do not properly validate RPC requests, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a crafted request.
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Affected products
1- Range: r12.5, r15, r16
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/408099nvdUS Government Resource
- osvdb.org/86415nvd
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/119543/Security-Notice-For-CA-ARCserve-Backup.htmlnvd
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Jan/86nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/51012nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79477nvd
- support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontentnvd
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