VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-0260

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Discovery Service for BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long packet to UDP port 41524, which is not properly handled in a recvfrom call.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 10.0EPSS 69.0%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 69.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 69.02% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 9 May 2010
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: broadcom/brightstor arcserve backup
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 69.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-16406 source ↗	CA BrightStor Discovery Service - Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit	remote	9 May 2010	yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.