# CVE-2008-1472: Stack-based buffer overflow in the ListCtrl ActiveX Control (ListCtrl.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCserve Ba

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2008-03-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28268
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0902/references
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29408
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5264
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41225
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489893/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019617
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490263/100/0/threaded
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/3/28.aspx
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16577
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ca_brightstor_addcolumn.rb

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