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CVE-2008-4398: broadcom arcserve_backup Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 14-10-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-4398 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in broadcom arcserve_backup. EPSS estimates a 8.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-10-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the tape engine service in asdbapi.dll in CA ARCserve Backup (formerly BrightStor ARCserve Backup) r11.1 through r12.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted request.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

8.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 8.23% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
8.23%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Broadcom3 products
Ca2 products

2 vendors · 5 products

References

7 links