{
    "id": "CVE-2008-1979",
    "published": "2008-04-27 20:05:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:52:52",
    "cvss_score": "5.0",
    "cvss_severity": "MEDIUM",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P",
    "cwe": "CWE-189",
    "description": "The Discovery Service (casdscvc) in CA ARCserve Backup 12.0.5454.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a packet with a large integer value used in an increment to TCP port 41523, which triggers a buffer over-read.",
    "epss_score": "0.03634",
    "epss_percentile": "0.89199",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-04 18:17:06",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "broadcom",
            "product": "brightstor_arcserve_backup"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "31707",
            "title": "Computer Associates ARCserve Backup Discovery Service Remote - Denial of Service",
            "date": "2008-04-24",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/31707"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/carcbackazz-adv.txt",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/29855",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493430/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28927",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020324",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1354",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41869",
        "http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/carcbackazz-adv.txt",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/29855",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493430/100/0/threaded",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28927",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020324",
        "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1354",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41869"
    ]
}