CVE-2008-1472: Buffer Overflow

Published Mar 24, 2008
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Updated

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ListCtrl ActiveX Control (ListCtrl.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5, Desktop Management Suite r11.1 through r11.2, and Unicenter products r11.1 through r11.2, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (crash) via a long argument to the AddColumn method.

Affected Software

30 affected components
Unicenter Remote Control=r11.2
Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle=r11.2-c1
Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle=r11.1-c1
Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle=r11.2
Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle=r11.1-a
Unicenter Asset Management=r11.2-a
Unicenter Remote Control=r11.2-c1
Unicenter Software Delivery=r11.2-c1
Unicenter Software Delivery=r11.2-a
Unicenter Software Delivery=r11.1-c1
Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle=r11.1-ga
Computer Associates Unicenter Dsm R11 List Control Atx=11.2.3.1895
Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite=r11.1-ga
Unicenter Remote Control=r11.1-c1
Unicenter Asset Management=r11.2-c1
Unicenter Asset Management=r11.2
Unicenter Remote Control=r11.1-a
Computer Associates Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops=11.5
Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite=r11.1-c1
Unicenter Remote Control=r11.1-ga
Unicenter Software Delivery=r11.2
Unicenter Software Delivery=r11.1-ga
Unicenter Asset Management=r11.1-a
Unicenter Asset Management=r11.1-c1
Unicenter Software Delivery=r11.1-a
Unicenter Asset Management=r11.1-ga
Unicenter Remote Control=r11.2-a
Unicenter Desktop Management Bundle=r11.2-a
Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite=r11.1-a
Computer Associates Desktop Management Suite=r11.2

Event History

Mar 24, 2008
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

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Can CVE-2008-1472 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2008-1472 can be exploited remotely by attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems.

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