Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Computer Associates (CA) Alert Notification Service (Alert.exe) 8.1.586.0, 8.0.450.0, and 7.1.758.0, as used in multiple CA products including Anti-Virus for the Enterprise 7.1 through r11.1 and Threat Manager for the Enterprise 8.1 and r8, allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via crafted RPC requests.
CVE-2007-4620
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 52%
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
- 98.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 7, 2008
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (22)
- cve@mitrehttp://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/04/04/ca-alert-notification-server-multiple-vulnerabilities.aspx
- cve@mitrehttp://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=679
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/29665
- cve@mitrehttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3799
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490466/100/0/threaded
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28605
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019789
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019790
- cve@mitrehttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1103/references
- cve@mitrehttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41639
- cve@mitrehttps://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=173103
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2008/04/04/ca-alert-notification-server-multiple-vulnerabilities.aspx
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=679
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29665
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3799
Weakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-16410✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 30, 2010
Computer Associates - Alert Notification Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/brightstor/etrust_itm_alert✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 4, 2008
Computer Associates Alert Notification Buffer Overflow
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