# CVE-2005-2535: Buffer overflow in the Discovery Service in BrightStor ARCserve Backup 9.0 through 11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary command

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2005-08-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the Discovery Service in BrightStor ARCserve Backup 9.0 through 11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a large packet to TCP port 41523, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0260.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0123.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19320
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/966880
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0201.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12536
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0141.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/13814
- http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?ID=32478
- http://secunia.com/advisories/14293
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/815
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16408
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/brightstor/discovery_tcp.rb

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