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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-4398 · published 14 October 2008

CVE-2008-4398: Broadcom arcserve backup improper input validation vulnerability

Broadcom · Arcserve Backup

Unspecified vulnerability in the tape engine service in asdbapi.dll in CA ARCserve Backup (formerly BrightStor ARCserve Backup) r11.1 through r12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted request.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 8.2% · top 5.3% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
8.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
5Affected product versions listed by NVD
14References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the tape engine service in asdbapi.dll in CA ARCserve Backup (formerly BrightStor ARCserve Backup) r11.1 through r12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted request.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/32220 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497218
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31684
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021032
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2777
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45775
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=188143 PatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/32220 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497218
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31684
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021032
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2777
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45775
https://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=188143 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-4398), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.