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Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-5172 · published 16 January 2007

CVE-2006-5172: Broadcom brightstor arcserve backup vulnerability

Broadcom · Brightstor Arcserve Backup

Stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface in Mediasvr.exe in Computer Associates (CA) Brightstor ARCserve Backup 9.01 through 11.5, Enterprise Backup 10.5, and CA Protection Suites r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SUNRPC packets, aka the "Mediasvr.exe String Handling Overflow," a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5171.

10.0 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 15% · top 3.4%
10.0CVSS 2.0 base score
15%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
3Affected product versions listed by NVD
18References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the RPC interface in Mediasvr.exe in Computer Associates (CA) Brightstor ARCserve Backup 9.01 through 11.5, Enterprise Backup 10.5, and CA Protection Suites r2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted SUNRPC packets, aka the "Mediasvr.exe String Handling Overflow," a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5171.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/31320
http://secunia.com/advisories/23648
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017506
http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/babimpsec-notice.asp Exploit
http://www.iss.net/threats/253.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456711
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22016
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0154
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29344
http://osvdb.org/31320
http://secunia.com/advisories/23648
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017506
http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/storage/infodocs/babimpsec-notice.asp Exploit
http://www.iss.net/threats/253.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/456711
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22016
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0154
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29344

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-5172), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.