Description: M. Shirk has discovered a vulnerability in BrightStor ARCserve Backup, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an input validation error within mediasvr.exe when processing 0xBF RPC requests . This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted 0xBF RPC request sent to the mediasvr.exe process.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version r11.5 SP2 build 4237. Other versions may also be affected.
Changelog: 2007-04-03: Added link to US-CERT.
2007-04-25: Updated "Solution" and "Solution Status" sections to reflect patch information. Added CVE reference and link to vendor's advisory. Updated affected software list.
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