# CVE-2007-4620: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) Alert Notification Service (Alert.exe) 8.1.586.0, 8.0.450.0, and 7.1.758.0

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2008-04-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) Alert Notification Service (Alert.exe) 8.1.586.0, 8.0.450.0, and 7.1.758.0, as used in multiple CA products including Anti-Virus for the Enterprise 7.1 through r11.1 and Threat Manager for the Enterprise 8.1 and r8, allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted RPC requests.

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019790
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3799
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019789
- https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=173103
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41639
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/04/04/ca-alert-notification-server-multiple-vulnerabilities.aspx
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1103/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490466/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28605
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29665
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=679
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16410
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/brightstor/etrust_itm_alert.rb

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