Buffer overflow in the Discovery Service in BrightStor ARCserve Backup 9.0 through 11.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a large packet to TCP port 41523, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-0260.
CVE-2005-2535
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 81%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 99.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 10, 2005
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0123.html
- cve@mitrehttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0141.html
- cve@mitrehttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0201.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/14293
- cve@mitrehttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/966880
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/13814
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12536
- cve@mitrehttp://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?ID=32478
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19320
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0123.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0141.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0201.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/14293
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/966880
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/13814
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(3 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16408✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 30, 2010
CA BrightStor Discovery Service - TCP Overflow (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/brightstor/discovery_tcp✓ verifiedFirst seen Feb 14, 2005
CA BrightStor Discovery Service TCP Overflow
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-815✓ verifiedFirst seen Feb 12, 2005
CA BrightStor ARCserve Backup - Remote Buffer Overflow (PoC)
Open source ↗
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