Buffer overflow in the Tape Engine (tapeeng.exe) in CA (formerly Computer Associates) BrightStor ARCserve Backup 11.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain RPC requests to TCP port 6502.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-6076 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 78.87%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16407 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-05-09 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-10-27 | 78.58% | 78.87% | +0.29% |
| 2 | 2025-10-08 | 76.04% | 78.58% | +2.54% |
| 3 | 2025-07-13 | — | 76.04% | — |
Full EPSS history (20 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-6076: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-6076 |
: A denial-of-service condition may also result from exploit attempts.
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| broadcom | brightstor_arcserve_backup | <= 11.5 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | brightstor_arcserve_backup | 11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| broadcom | brightstor_arcserve_backup | 11.5 | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.5:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | brightstor_arcserve_backup | 11 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | brightstor_arcserve_backup | 11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent | 11.0 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent:11.0:*:sql:*:*:*:*:* |
| ca | brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent | 11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup_agent:11.1:*:sql:*:*:*:*:* |