VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-1018

Buffer overflow in the UniversalAgent for Computer Associates (CA) BrightStor ARCserve Backup allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via an agent request to TCP port 6050 with a large argument before the…

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 51.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 51.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 51.80% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 June 2010
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: ca/brightstor arcserve backup
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 51.8% 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-16405 source ↗	CA BrightStor Universal Agent - Remote Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit	remote	22 June 2010	yes

References

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