The DM Primer (dmprimer.exe) in the DM Deployment Common Component in Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor Mobile Backup r4.0, BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops & Desktops r11.0, r11.1, r11.1 SP1, Unicenter Remote Control 6.0, 6.0 SP1, CA Desktop Protection Suite r2, CA Server Protection Suite r2, and CA Business Protection Suite r2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption or application hang) via a large network packet, which causes a WSAEMESGSIZE error code that is not handled, leading to a thread exit.
CVE-2006-0306
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
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
- 95.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 19, 2006
Last Modified
April 16, 2026
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/18531
- cve@mitrehttp://securitytracker.com/id?1015504
- cve@mitrehttp://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/dmdeploysecurity_notice.asp
- cve@mitrehttp://www.designfolks.com.au/karma/DMPrimer/
- cve@mitrehttp://www.osvdb.org/22529
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422381/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16276
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0236
- cve@mitrehttp://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=33756
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/18531
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securitytracker.com/id?1015504
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/dmdeploysecurity_notice.asp
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.designfolks.com.au/karma/DMPrimer/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/22529
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422381/100/0/threaded
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-27101✓ verifiedFirst seen Jan 17, 2006
Computer Associates Unicenter 6.0 - Remote Control DM Primer Remote Denial of Service
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