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CVE-2006-6917 Details

Description

Multiple buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.5 Server before SP2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) via a crafted RPC request with (1) opnum 38, which is not properly handled in TAPEUTIL.dll 11.5.3884.0, or (2) opnum 37, which is not properly handled in TAPEENG.dll 11.5.3884.0.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/basbrtapeeng-secnotice.asp CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3086 CVE
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?cid=97428 CVE
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=34959 CVE
http://www.lssec.com/advisories/LS-20060908.pdf CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
broadcom brightstor arcserve backup server
11.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup_server:11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-6917
NVD Published Date:
Dec 31, 2006
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]