CVE-2009-0042
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 91st percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Arclib library (arclib.dll) before 7.3.0.15 in the CA Anti-Virus engine for CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise 7.1, r8, and r8.1; Anti-Virus 2007 v8 and 2008; Internet Security Suite 2007 v3 and 2008; and other CA products allow remote attackers to bypass virus detection via a malformed archive file.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
4.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 91st percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
4 events over 6294 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- anti-spywareSecurity Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
- anti-spyware for the enterpriseCloud & SaaS
- anti-virusSecurity Products / endpoint-av-edr
- anti-virus for the enterpriseSecurity Products / endpoint-av-edr
- anti-virus sdkSecurity Products / endpoint-av-edr
- antivirus gatewayCloud & SaaS
- arcserve client agentCloud & SaaS
- common servicesEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- arcserve backupEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- etrust intrusion detectionSecurity Products / siem-soar
- internet security suite 2007Consumer Software / file-utility
- internet security suite 2008Consumer Software
- internet security suite plus 2008Consumer Software
- protection suitesEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- threat manager for the enterpriseSecurity Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
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Technical detail
CVSS 2.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Scored 10.0 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
- Access Complexity LowNo special conditions required
- Authentication NoneNo authentication required
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality CompleteAll information is disclosed
- Integrity CompleteAll data can be modified
- Availability CompleteTotal shutdown of the affected resource
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/26/ca20090126-01-ca-anti-virus-engine-detection-evasion-multiple-vulnerabilities.aspx
- support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197601
- securityfocus.com/archive/1/500417/100/0/threaded
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