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Update Protection against CA ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops NetBackup Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

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Check Point Reference: CPAI-2008-132
Date Published:
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Last Updated:
Source: Secunia Advisory: SA25606
Industry Reference(s): CVE-2008-1329
Protection Provided by: IPS-1
  • IPS-1
  • IPS-1 NGX R65
Who is Vulnerable?
CA ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.0
CA ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.1
CA ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops r11.5
CA Desktop Management Suite 11.1
CA Desktop Management Suite 11.2
Vulnerability Description
A security bypass vulnerability has been reported in CA ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops. Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops provides backup and data recovery for remote, mobile and desktop computers. A remote attacker may exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
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Vulnerability Details
The vulnerability is due to an error in the NetBackup service that fails to sanitize malicious content in client requests. An attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted request to the target service. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can allow the attacker to upload arbitrary files to controllable location on the server, enabling execution of arbitrary code.

Protection Overview
By enabling this protection, IPS-1 will detect and block malformed requests sent to the server.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your product to the latest SmartDefense update. For information on how to update SmartDefense, go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

To configure the defense, select your product from the list below and follow the related protection steps.

IPS-1 & IPS-1 NGX R65

How Can I Protect My Network?
1. In the IPS-1 Policy Manager, click on the Protection tab.
2. In the Protection tree, click Application Intelligence > Various Backup Software Protocols, and select the CA BrightStor ARCServe LGServe Various Vulnerabilities protection group.
3. Click CABrightStor ArcServ Filename Upload Alert (IPS-1 NGX R65 only).
4. In the configuration pane, under Settings, check Active.
5. Click on Install Policy.

How Do I Know if My Network is Under Attack?
Upon attack, the following entry will be logged:

Alert Name: enterprisesoftware_cabrightstor
Description: arcsrv_filename_upload_alert