CVE-2007-0816

CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup <11.5 SP2 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-0816. PoCs published by Shirkdog.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) in CA BrightStor Backup's RPC Server (catirpc.exe) by sending a malformed RPC packet to the TADDR2UADDR procedure, causing a null pointer dereference. The PoC sends a UDP packet to the target port (default 111) to crash the service.

Description

The RPC Server service (catirpc.exe) in CA (formerly Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5 SP2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a crafted TADDR2UADDR that triggers a null pointer dereference in catirpc.dll, possibly related to null credentials or verifier fields.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Shirkdog · rubydoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3248

This exploit triggers a denial-of-service (DoS) in CA BrightStor Backup's RPC Server (catirpc.exe) by sending a malformed RPC packet to the TADDR2UADDR procedure, causing a null pointer dereference. The PoC sends a UDP packet to the target port (default 111) to crash the service.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5.2.0 (SP2)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target's RPC port (default 111)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24512
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/32989
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0461
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32137
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22365
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3248
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24009

Scores

EPSS 0.1101
EPSS Percentile 95.3%

Details

Status published
Products (3)
broadcom/brightstor_arcserve_backup 11
broadcom/brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.1
broadcom/brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.5 (3 CPE variants)
Published Feb 07, 2007
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026