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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-0306 · published 19 January 2006

CVE-2006-0306: Broadcom brightstor arcserve backup laptops desktops vulnerability

Broadcom · Brightstor Arcserve Backup Laptops Desktops

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 12% · top 3.9% CWE-399 · CWE-399
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
12%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
7Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

7 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/18531 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015504
http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/dmdeploysecurity_notice.asp Vendor Advisory
http://www.designfolks.com.au/karma/DMPrimer/ Vendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
http://www.osvdb.org/22529
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422381/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16276 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0236 Vendor Advisory
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=33756 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18531 Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015504
http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/ca_common_docs/dmdeploysecurity_notice.asp Vendor Advisory
http://www.designfolks.com.au/karma/DMPrimer/ Vendor AdvisoryURL Repurposed
http://www.osvdb.org/22529
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/422381/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16276 Exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0236 Vendor Advisory
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=33756 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-0306), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.