# CVE-2008-1979: The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2008-04-27 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large integer value used in an increment to TCP port 41523, which triggers a buffer over-read.

## 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://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/carcbackazz-adv.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493430/100/0/threaded
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29855
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28927
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020324
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1354
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41869
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31707

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