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CVE-2008-1472
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ListCtrl ActiveX Control (ListCtrl.ocx), as used in multiple CA products including BrightStor ARCserve…
High9.3EPSS 40.3%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 40.3% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- 28268 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0902 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29408 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 5264 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- ca-arcserve-listctrl-bo(41225) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20080320 Note about recently publicized CA BrightStor ActiveX exploit code (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1019617 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20080328 CA Multiple Products DSM ListCtrl ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/3/28.aspx (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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