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CVE-2012-2971
The server in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows does not properly process RPC requests, which allows remote attackers to…
High7.5EPSS 4.1%
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- certcc
Description
The server in CA ARCserve Backup r12.5, r15, and r16 on Windows does not properly process RPC requests, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a crafted request.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 20130114 Updated - CA20121018-01: Security Notice for CA ARCserve Backup (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 86416 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 51012 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=%7BF9EEA31E-8089-423E-B746-41B5C9DD2AC1%7D (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119543/Security-Notice-For-CA-ARCserve-Backup.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- arcserve-backup-rpc-code-exec(79476) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_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)
Record last updated .